Book Series in English Language and Linguistics
ESL
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International English in Its Sociolinguistic Contexts
Towards a Socially Sensitive EIL Pedagogy
Present-day globalization, migration, and the spread of English have resulted in a great diversity of social and educational contexts in which English learning is taking...
ISBN: 978-0-8058-6338-3 | Published June 6th 2008 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
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Cultures, Contexts, and World Englishes
This volume aims to familiarize readers with the varieties of world Englishes used across cultures and to create awareness of some of the linguistic and...
ISBN: 978-0-8058-4733-8 | Published May 8th 2008 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
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Gesture
Second Language Acquistion and Classroom Research
This book demonstrates the vital connection between language and gesture, and why it is critical for research on second language acquisition to take into account...
ISBN: 978-0-8058-6053-5 | Published March 20th 2008 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
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Building a Validity Argument for the Test of English as a Foreign Language™
The Test of English as a Foreign Language ™ (TOEFL®) is used by more
universities worldwide than any other test to assess English language
proficiency for academic admission...
ISBN: 978-0-8058-5456-5 | Published December 25th 2007 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
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Idioms
Description, Comprehension, Acquisition, and Pedagogy
This comprehensive, up-to-date, and accessible text on idiom use, learning, and teaching approaches the topic with a balance of sound theory and extensive research in...
ISBN: 978-0-8058-6346-8 | Published December 10th 2007 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
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Teaching Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Heritage Language Students
Curriculum Needs, Materials, and Assessment
This book contributes to building the research knowledge that language teaching professionals need in developing curriculum for the large population of East Asian heritage students...ISBN: 978-0-8058-5878-5 | Published August 29th 2007 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
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Classroom Interactions as Cross-Cultural Encounters
Native Speakers in EFL Lessons
Classroom Interactions as Cross-Cultural Encounters is about native English speakers teaching English as a global language in non-English speaking countries. Through analysis of naturally occurring dialogic...ISBN: 978-0-8058-5084-0 | Published August 3rd 2006 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
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CALL Dimensions
Options and Issues in Computer-Assisted Language Learning
This volume gives language teachers, software designers, and researchers who wish to use technology in second or foreign language education the information they need to...ISBN: 978-0-8058-5634-7 | Published May 31st 2006 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
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Dialects, Englishes, Creoles, and Education
This volume brings together a multiplicity of voices--both theoretical and practical--on the complex politics, challenges, and strategies of educating students--in North America and worldwide--who are...ISBN: 978-0-8058-4659-1 | Published March 3rd 2006 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
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Researching Second Language Classrooms
This text introduces teachers to research methods they can use to examine their own classrooms in order to become more effective teachers. Becoming familiar with...ISBN: 978-0-8058-5340-7 | Published January 20th 2006 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
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Ideas and Options in English for Specific Purposes
This volume presents a range of views about language, learning, and teaching in English for Specific Purposes (ESP). Its purpose is to go beyond individual...ISBN: 978-0-8058-4418-4 | Published November 16th 2005 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
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Understanding Language Teaching
From Method to Postmethod
This book traces the historical development of major language teaching methods in terms of theoretical principles and classroom procedures, and provides a critical evaluation of...ISBN: 978-0-8058-5676-7 | Published September 7th 2005 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
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CALL Research Perspectives
CALL Research Perspectives creates a foundation for the study and practice of computer-assisted language learning and provides an overview of ways to conceptualize and to...ISBN: 978-0-8058-5138-0 | Published May 26th 2005 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
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Language Minority Students in American Schools
An Education in English
This book addresses questions of language education in the United States, focusing on how to teach the 3.5 million students in American public schools who...ISBN: 978-0-8058-4497-9 | Published February 17th 2005 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
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Reclaiming the Local in Language Policy and Practice
This volume inserts the place of the local in theorizing about language policies and practices in applied linguistics. While the effects of globalization around the...ISBN: 978-0-8058-4593-8 | Published November 30th 2004 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
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New Perspectives on CALL for Second Language Classrooms
This practical handbook is designed to help language teachers, teacher trainers, and students learn more about their options for using computer-assisted language learning (CALL) and...ISBN: 978-0-8058-4405-4 | Published May 19th 2004 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
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Teaching Academic ESL Writing
Practical Techniques in Vocabulary and Grammar
Teaching Academic ESL Writing: Practical Techniques in Vocabulary and Grammar fills an important gap in teacher professional preparation by focusing on the grammatical and lexical...ISBN: 978-0-8058-3890-9 | Published September 1st 2003 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
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Second Language Writers' Text
Linguistic and Rhetorical Features
This comprehensive and detailed analysis of second language writers' text identifies explicitly and quantifiably where their text differs from that of native speakers of English....ISBN: 978-0-8058-4033-9 | Published January 1st 2002 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
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New Perspectives on Grammar Teaching in Second Language Classrooms brings together various approaches to the contextualized teaching of grammar and communicative skills as integrated components...ISBN: 978-0-8058-3955-5 | Published July 1st 2001 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
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