This book examines how people around the world have articulated and shaped their experiences of COVID-19 through a sociolinguistic phenomenon known as magical thinking.
This monograph examines the ideological legacy of the the apparently innocent kinship metaphors of "e;mother tongue"e; and "e;native speaker"e; by historicizing their linguistic development.
This book presents an in-depth analysis of young people's experiences of diverse drinking practices, including heavy drinking and drunkenness, as fun and pleasurable as they navigate gendered leisure spaces.
This book presents an in-depth analysis of young people's experiences of diverse drinking practices, including heavy drinking and drunkenness, as fun and pleasurable as they navigate gendered leisure spaces.
Language and the construction of multiple identities in the Nigerian novel examines the multifaceted relation between people and the various identities they construct for themselves and for others through the context-specific ways they use language.
Language and the construction of multiple identities in the Nigerian novel examines the multifaceted relation between people and the various identities they construct for themselves and for others through the context-specific ways they use language.
- A myth-busting, powerful insight into life with Social Anxiety Disorder, which affects up to 10% of the population- Reveals how SAD impacted one man''s life, from his education and career to relationships and parenthood – and how through trial and error he learnt to cope- The author has championed awareness of social anxiety through appearances on TV and radio shows such as C4's Steph's Packed Lunch with Steph McGovern and newspaper features.
This book offers a self-reflective, critical approach to the study of what is popularly known as polyglossia, charting the gradual but marked process of its commoditization over the last 20 years and offering a counterpoint to mainstream positivist treatment of serial language learning.
In this wonderfully original, intensely personal yet deeply analytical work, Carli Coetzee argues that difference and disagreement can be forms of activism to bring about social change, inside and outside the teaching environment.
In this wonderfully original, intensely personal yet deeply analytical work, Carli Coetzee argues that difference and disagreement can be forms of activism to bring about social change, inside and outside the teaching environment.
The pressing need to break the silence on non-consensual sex among young people an issue shrouded by denial, underreporting and stigma is self-evident.
The pressing need to break the silence on non-consensual sex among young people an issue shrouded by denial, underreporting and stigma is self-evident.
This collection examines the learning and teaching of minority languages for adult migrants in Europe, with studies featuring perspectives from adult migrants themselves as well as local authorities, teachers, education planners and representatives from working life.
This book examines genres as instances of social processes, enacting a range of important institutional practices, hence also shaping people's subjectivities.
Examines the making of language policy, and language policy itself, in Britain and France, looking at how disciplines such as sociolinguistics and the analysis of the political process help in studying language policy and policymaking.
This text examines the enormous pressure placed on University students in Japan, Korea and Taiwan which have led to the rapid expansion of the "e;cramming"e; industry and to a growing number of students looking to religion and spirituality for guidance.
This text presents facts and figures about the incidence of teenage pregnancies throughout Europe together with current research based information on this subject.
In this practical and imaginative guide to counselling school-age young people Gudrun Sederholm draws on her 33 years' experience of working as a teacher, educational counsellor and education policy advisor.
'Greatly enjoyable' GUARDIAN'It is always exhilarating to read a book which says what so many of us think' SPECTATOR'Timely and lively' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH'Let us be very clear about this from the start: John Humphrys is a Good Thing' EVENING STANDARD* * * * * *From Today programme presenter and national treasure John Humphrys, the bestselling cry in book form for better English and an expos of the political uses and abuses of language.
We live in a globalized world in which children live in extreme poverty, experience stunted growth, are denied access to education, live as refugees, are subjected to violence, are employed as unskilled workers and even face threats from terror organizations.
