Language and Linguistics

The two-volume set LNCS 13451 and 13452 constitutes revised selected papers from the CICLing 2019 conference which took place in La Rochelle, France, April 2019.

The two-volume set LNCS 13396 and 13397 constitutes revised selected papers from the CICLing 2018 conference which took place in Hanoi, Vietnam, in March 2018.

Pragmatic instruction has received momentous attention in Second Language Acquisition (SLA) over the last decades.

This book presents a case study of English-Medium Instruction (EMI) implemented by universities in Vietnam, making valuable theoretical, empirical, and methodological contributions to the research in EMI which is currently a popular theme in the field of Higher Education.

The book contributes to the sparse academic literature on African and minority language media research.

This book draws on real-world case studies to highlight key challenges and support the crafting of relevant and contextual responses.

This book presents perspectives from South Asian countries, such as India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Bhutan.

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This book provides a groundbreaking exploration of how task-based language teaching (TBLT) can effectively develop second language (L2) pragmatic competence in young learners.

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This edited volume brings together studies that test the effectiveness of original version television for foreign language learning and the possible ways to enhance this learning process.

Describing the technologies to combine language resources flexibly as web services, this book provides valuable case studies for those who work in services computing, language resources, human-computer interaction (HCI), computer-supported cooperative work (CSCW), and service science.

This book introduces the basic principles underlying the design and analysis of the digital communication systems that have heralded the information revolution.

This book provides the first detailed history of the Bilingual Education Program in the Northern Territory of Australia.

This edited volume brings together diverse perspectives on Australian literacy education for Indigenous peoples, highlighting numerous educational approaches, ideologies and aspirations.

This book presents three case studies that examine how English language students construct affinity spaces to secure target language-mediated socializing opportunities with local people in both academic and non-academic contexts.

This book discusses multilingual postcolonial common law, focusing on Malaysia's efforts to shift the language of law from English to Malay, and weighing the pros and cons of planned language shift as a solution to language-based disadvantage before the law in jurisdictions where the majority of citizens lack proficiency in the traditional legal medium.

Under the Universal Grammar (UG) framework, this book discusses the latest research on the role of L1 bidialectism in L2 acquisition, with a particular focus on early Chinese(L1)-English(L2) learners.

This edited collection provides an in-depth exploration of different aspects of contemporary early childhood literacy research and the implications for educational practice.

This book presents the findings of two case studies in the 'Making Connections' two-year project funded by the New Zealand Ministry of Education.

This book explores the notion of software literacy, a key part of digital literacy which all contemporary students and citizens need to understand.

The Muses Among Us is an inviting, encouraging book for writers at any stage of their development.

Novel Ideas provides a substantial introduction to the elements of fiction followed by in-depth interviews with successful novelists who speak with candor and insight into the complex process by which a novel is made.

This book provides teachers, instructors, scholars, and administrators with a practical guide to implement portfolio assessment of writing in their work contexts.

This book illustrates the latest developments in literacy and language assessment in the digital context, and subsequently presents a rigorous validation study on a newly proposed form of assessment (scenario-based assessment, SBA) that seeks to respond to the contextual change of literacy activities.

This book explores the dynamics of the socio-cultural baggage that Indian indentured migrants took with them to the Caribbean island of Trinidad and how they have since become a vibrant diaspora community, namely the Indo-Trinidadians.

This book argues the importance of aesthetic literacies in learning and teaching in schools for future work.

This book focuses on the topic of academic publishing.

This book brings together research on multilingualism, identity and intercultural understanding from a range of locations across the globe to explore the intersection of these key ideas in education.

This book draws on real-world case studies to highlight key challenges and support the crafting of relevant and contextual responses.

This book provides a comprehensive understanding of India's continuing professional development (CPD) landscape.

This book focuses on English as a Medium of Instruction practices in higher education in Vietnam, addressing institutional, practitioner and student perspectives.

The two-volume set LNCS 13396 and 13397 constitutes revised selected papers from the CICLing 2018 conference which took place in Hanoi, Vietnam, in March 2018.

The two-volume set LNCS 13396 and 13397 constitutes revised selected papers from the CICLing 2018 conference which took place in Hanoi, Vietnam, in March 2018.

This book provides an overview of recent trends and developments in the field of English language education.

This book provides a timely and valuable resource to explore second language vocabulary learning outside the formal language learning classroom.

This book provides strategies, tools, and best practices for incorporating microlearning in English language teaching.

This book discusses the plagiarism-free academic writing in higher education.

This book discusses the plagiarism-free academic writing in higher education.

This book is a collection of academic essays that examines the representation, esthetics and dichotomy of the notions of grief and melancholy in East-West exchanges and cultural dialogues.

This book is a collection of academic essays that examines the representation, esthetics and dichotomy of the notions of grief and melancholy in East-West exchanges and cultural dialogues.

This book introduces how to enhance the context capture ability of the model, improve the position information perception ability of the pretrained models, and identify and denoise the unlabeled entities.

This book introduces how to enhance the context capture ability of the model, improve the position information perception ability of the pretrained models, and identify and denoise the unlabeled entities.

This book provides a timely and valuable resource to explore second language vocabulary learning outside the formal language learning classroom.

This book presents a longitudinal research which covers a linguistic approach to understand and observe language learner agency.

This book presents a longitudinal research which covers a linguistic approach to understand and observe language learner agency.

This book provides strategies, tools, and best practices for incorporating microlearning in English language teaching.

This book offers a historical, cultural, political and socio-economic analysis of the British media.

This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the literature on home literacy environment and its association with literacy skills in different languages and contexts.