Language teaching theory and methods

Drawing on the underrepresentation of the Global South in global knowledge production with a focus on the existing inequalities, the book highlights the importance of postcolonial narratives within Global Southern epistemologies in English language teaching (ELT) and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL).

Longitudinal Studies of Second Language Learning: Quantitative Methods and Outcomes provides a how-to guide to choosing, using, and understanding quantitative longitudinal research and sampling methods in second and foreign language learning.

This Element examines the work and identities of language teacher educators in the domains of pedagogy, research, service and leadership.

This book explores how women writers create and question men and masculinity.

This edited volume showcases state-of-the-art research in technological applications in second language writing.

The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary English Pronunciation provides a comprehensive survey of this field covering both theoretical and practical perspectives on pronunciation.

An engaging guide to grammar, this book introduces linguistic theory and language acquisition research to language teachers.

This book investigates variation in the classroom speech of 7-year-old children who are learning Standard Jamaican English as a second language variety in rural Jamaica.

This teacher guide is an essential resource for using Dandelion Launchers and Dandelion Readers for children in Reception learning to readThis guide designed for teachers provides an overview of phonics, including explanations of key phonic concepts, terms and methodologies; an overview of the Phonic Books programme; assessment; and guidance for pronunciation and teaching of high-frequency words.

Corpus Linguistics for Writing Development provides a practical introduction to using corpora in the study of first and second language learners' written language over time and across different levels of proficiency.

The impact of ICT on the teaching of classical languages, literature and culture has not until now been extensively described and evaluated.

Using current intervention research on grammatical properties, this textbook explores key concepts in second language acquisition.

Questions About Language sets out to answer, in a readable yet insightful format, a series of vital questions about language, some of which language specialists are regularly asked, and some of which are so surprising that only the specialists think about them.

Ausgehend von einer kritischen Bestandsaufnahme der Lehr- und Lernsituation an koreanischen und taiwanesischen Germanistik-Abteilungen wird im vorliegenden Buch eine DaF-Unterrichtskonzeption vorgeschlagen, die das Lernen in einer interkulturellen germanistischen Lerngemeinschaft als dreifache Brechung einer ,interkulturellen Linguistik' bestimmt: als ,interkulturelle Semantik', als ,interkulturelle Landeskunde' und als ,interkulturelle Kommunikation'.

This handbook offers a comprehensive overview of research into discourses of disinformation, misinformation, post-truth, alternative facts, hate speech, conspiracy theories, and "e;fake news"e;.

Translation and interpreting can be seen as two special sub-types of bilingual communication.

In an increasingly interconnected world, supporting students as they learn to communicate in linguistically diverse intercultural settings is a significant aim of English language and international education.

This book considers the strategies used by successful language learners, in the light of current thinking and research.

Shortlisted for the UK Literacy Association's Academic Book Award 2021This volume explores the literacy education master's degree program developed at Universidad de Guadalajara in Jalisco, Mexico, with the aim of addressing the nation's emerging social, economic, technological, and political needs.

This book seeks a better understanding of the sociocultural and ideological factors that influence English study in Japan and study-abroad contexts such as university-bound high schools, female-dominant English classes at college, ESL schools in Canada, and private or university-affiliated ESL programs in Singapore and Malaysia.

This edited book offers a new look at community and heritage languages schools around the world, providing a comprehensive and nuanced portrait of language education and cultural understanding in and beyond school contexts.

Shakespeare and Digital Pedagogy is an international collection of fresh digital approaches for teaching Shakespeare.

Developing Intercultural Language Materials puts intercultural competence at the forefront of the learning agenda.

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Despite the recognition that corpus-based translation research would benefit from the triangulation of corpora, little has been done in the direction of actually employing combined corpus data and methods in the field.

This book provides a detailed model of both the discourse and knowledge of physics and offers insights toward developing pedagogy that improves how physics is taught and learned.

The San (hunter- gatherers) and Khoe (herders) of southern Africa were dispossessed of their land before, during and after the European colonial period, which started in 1652.

This innovative book employs genre as a fruitful lens for exploring the complexity of science communication online and the new genre assemblages formed at the interface of multiple genres in digital environments.

Explores how literature is used as a model of spoken language and to develop speaking skills in second language learning.

This book aims to contribute to the discipline of teaching English as an international language by exploring teachers' reflections on the recent changes within the English language for their teaching profession.

This book offers a unique insight into the dynamics of the English language in higher education in Cyprus through the lens of universities situated on both sides of its geopolitical division.

A Framework for Cognitive Sociolinguistics attempts to lay out the epistemological system for a cognitive sociolinguistics-the first book to do so in the English language.

In this special edited volume, the editors and invited English Medium Instruction (EMI) researchers, from different parts of the world, outline the latest EMI research methods.

This innovative book contributes to a paradigm shift in the study of creole languages, forging new empirical frameworks for understanding language and culture in sociohistorical contact.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of pedagogical grammar research and explores its implications for the teaching of grammar in second language classrooms.

English for Medical Communication: A Guide to Course Design is a practical guide to the design of health communication courses in English for Academic/Specific Purposes (EAP/ESP).

This book is the first edited volume to compile up-to-date scholarship that discusses frontier knowledge on second language (L2) collaborative writing (CW) and highlights technology-mediated solutions to it.

Women's literacy is often assumed to be the key to promoting better health, family planning and nutrition in the developing world.

With clear guides and specific examples, this book makes methodology accessible to those working within L2 interaction and task research.