Language teaching theory & methods
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Language teaching theory & methods
Hardcover. Theory in reader-response and stylistics traditions supports L2 work with literature as it is valued by students and helps develop communicative and critical language skills. The author uses insights from empirical research to evaluate current teaching practices against this background, highlighting readers' responses to metaphor as a test case. Num Pages: 187 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CF; CJA; EBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230506954
- ISBN
- 9780230506954
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Condition: New
€ 63.81
€ 63.81
Hardcover. This book explores the interplay of ICT and language learning within the context of technological and social change, from the printing press to the mobile phone. It considers how technological advances, through their impact on communication, language and education, affect not only how languages are learnt, but also what kind of language is learnt. Num Pages: 236 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CJA; JNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230517073
- ISBN
- 9780230517073
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.15
€ 64.15
Hardcover. Focusing on the actual experiences of L2 students who travelled from their homes to foreign lands as part of a faculty-led, short-term SA program, the author explores the linkage between intercultural awareness and sensitivity, language development (e.g., sociopragmatic awareness), and identity reconstruction in young adult L2 learners. Series: Language and Globalization. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFDM; CJA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230527218
- ISBN
- 9780230527218
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Condition: New
€ 122.69
€ 122.69
Learning Language and Culture Via Public Internet Discussion Forums
Hanna, Barbara, De Nooy, Juliana
Hardcover. Public Internet discussion forums offer opportunities for intercultural interaction in many languages on a vast range of topics, but are often overlooked by language educators in favour of purpose-built exchanges between learners. The book investigates this untapped pedagogical potential. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CJA; EBA; JNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230576308
- ISBN
- 9780230576308
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.15
€ 64.15
Hardcover. An examination of how the commercialization of professional practice is implicated in its organizational discourses. Drawing on a study of ELT colleges, the book explores how teaching practices are permeated and challenged by a 'discourse of commercialization' through which market priorities become normative in teachers' professional lives. Series: Communicating in Professions and Organizations. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFG; CJA; EBA; KJP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 396. A Multi-perspectived Analysis. Series: Palgrave Studies in Professional and Organizational Discourse. 232 pages, 1 tables, 4 figures. An examination of how the commercialization of professional practice is implicated in its organizational discourses. Drawing on a study of ELT colleges, the book explores how teaching practices are permeated and challenged by a 'discourse of commercialization' through which market priorities become normative in teachers' professional lives. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: CFG; CJA; EBA; KJP. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 19. Weight: 396.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230579118
- ISBN
- 9780230579118
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Condition: New
€ 64.15
€ 64.15
Paperback. This volume provides a research-based account of how experienced teachers and task designers prepare activities for use in the language classroom. It gives detailed information on the procedures which designers follow. Num Pages: 206 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; CJA; CJB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 268.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333984864
- ISBN
- 9780333984864
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Condition: New
€ 63.31
€ 63.31
Paperback. The status of "standard English" has featured in linguistic, educational and cultural debates over decades. This volume ranges from the 1830s to Conservative education policies in the 1990s and on to the implications of the National Curriculum for English language teaching in schools. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFA; CFB; CFC; CJA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 389.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333990360
- ISBN
- 9780333990360
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Condition: New
€ 122.21
€ 122.21
Hardback. This volume provides a research-based account of how experienced teachers and task designers prepare activities for use in the language classroom. It gives detailed information on the procedures which designers follow. Num Pages: 206 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; CJA; CJB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333990476
- ISBN
- 9780333990476
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Condition: New
€ 64.21
€ 64.21
Hardback. Talks about the premise that writing is a socially-situated act of interaction between readers and writers is well established. Though addressing the social nature of writing, this work proposes a variety of perspectives. It is useful for researchers in the areas of language and literacy education in L1 and L2. Editor(s): Kostouli, Triantafillia. Series: Studies in Writing. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CJA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 595.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387242378
- ISBN
- 9780387242378
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Condition: New
€ 65.21
€ 65.21
Hardback. As non-natives are increasingly found teaching languages, particularly English, both in ESL and EFL contexts, the identification of their specific contributions and their main strengths has become more relevant than ever. This volume provides different approaches to the study of non-native teachers. Editor(s): Llurda, Enric. Series: Educational Linguistics. Num Pages: 315 pages, 47 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: CJA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 315
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387245669
- ISBN
- 9780387245669
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Condition: New
€ 123.94
€ 123.94
Hardback. China has a long-standing writing tradition and many Chinese texts have become world treasures. Whilst certain socio-political changes acted as agents for reform of the teaching of composition, the shape these reforms are taking has been due to many different influences, coming both from inside the countries themselves and from foreign sources. Editor(s): Shum, Mark Shiu Kee; Zhang, De Lu. Series: Studies in Writing. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2GDC; CJA; CJCW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387263922
- ISBN
- 9780387263922
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Condition: New
€ 127.85
€ 127.85
Information Technology in Languages for Specific Purposes
. Ed(S): Arno Macia, Elisabet; Soler Cervera,...
Hardback. Offers an overview of a variety of applications of IT in the field of Languages for Specific Purposes (LSP). This book is intended for LSP teachers and researchers. It includes educational projects and research studies situated in specific educational contexts and in particular geographical locations. Editor(s): Arno Macia, Elisabet; Soler Cervera, Antonia; Rueda Ramos, Carmen. Series: Educational Linguistics. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CJA; CJB; JNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387285955
- ISBN
- 9780387285955
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.85
€ 127.85
Paperback. Non-native language teachers have often been viewed as an unavoidable fate of the profession, rather than an asset worth exploring and investigating. This volume provides different approaches to the study of non-native teachers: NNS teachers as seen by students, teachers, graduate supervisors, and by themselves. Editor(s): Llurda, Enric. Series: Educational Linguistics. Num Pages: 315 pages, 47 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: CJA; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2005. 2nd printing. 2006
- Number of pages
- 315
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387328225
- ISBN
- 9780387328225
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 158.00
€ 158.00
Hardback. Offers an autobiographical reflexive approach to foreign language education. This title offers ways of developing vocational language teaching as an integrated holistic approach combining language contents with vocationally relevant topics and the interactive, dialogical processes of working in language classes. Series: Educational Linguistics. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CJA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387370637
- ISBN
- 9780387370637
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.33
€ 127.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 148 pages, 3,800 entries. BIC Classification: 2ADF; CJA; WHL; WTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 9. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Hippocrene Books Inc.,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Number of pages
- 164
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780781809153
- ISBN
- 9780781809153
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.02
€ 15.99
€ 15.02
Paperback. This edited volume explores how digital games have the potential to engage learners both within and outside the classroom and to encourage interaction in the target language. This is the first dedicated collection of papers to bring together state-of-the-art research in game-based learning. Series: New Language Learning and Teaching Environments. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CJA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137022837
- ISBN
- 9781137022837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.54
€ 63.54
Hardcover. Editor(s): Mickan, Peter; Lopez, Elise. Num Pages: 372 pages, 53 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CJA; JNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 219 x 27. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137598486
- ISBN
- 9781137598486
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.07
€ 187.07
Hardback. Num Pages: 348 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CF; CJA; EBAL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403901347
- ISBN
- 9781403901347
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.36
€ 123.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 323 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CF; CJA; EBAL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 220 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 323
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403901354
- ISBN
- 9781403901354
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 133.13
€ 133.13
Hardcover. Editor(s): Palfreyman, David; Smith, Richard. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CJA; EBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- illustrated edition
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403903549
- ISBN
- 9781403903549
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.16
€ 123.16
hardcover. Series: Research and Practice in Applied Linguistics. Num Pages: 307 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CJA; EBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 515.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United States
- Number of pages
- 307
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- SKU
- V9781403911865
- ISBN
- 9781403911865
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.30
€ 123.30
Paperback. Series: Research and Practice in Applied Linguistics. Num Pages: 307 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CJA; CJB; EBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403911872
- ISBN
- 9781403911872
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.24
€ 122.24
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFDC; CJA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403915856
- ISBN
- 9781403915856
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
Hardback. Series: Research and Practice in Applied Linguistics. Num Pages: 508 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CJA; EBA; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 770.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 508
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403940889
- ISBN
- 9781403940889
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.63
€ 124.63