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This book offers insights from current research on the development of knowledge, skills and competencies in language teaching and learning and in second/foreign language acquisition. It presents theoretical frameworks and new perspectives by leading scholars that bear important implications for language education. It also discusses innovative and practical approaches for the teaching and learning of languages

Second language acquisition --- Language and languages --- Study and teaching. --- Foreign language study --- Language and education --- Language schools --- Second language learning --- Language acquisition --- Study and teaching --- E-books --- Language and languages Study and teaching --- Language and languages - Study and teaching.

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"This volume challenges traditional approaches to foreign language education and proposes to redefine them in our age of international migration and globalization. Foreign language classrooms are no longer populated by monolingual students, but increasingly by multilingual students with highly diverse language backgrounds. This necessitates a new understanding of foreign language learning and teaching. The volume brings together an international group of researchers of high caliber who specialize in third language acquisition, teaching English as an additional language, and multilingual education. In addition to topical overview articles on the multilingual policies pursued in Europe, Africa, North America, and Asia, as well as several contributions dealing with theoretical issues regarding multilingualism and plurilingualism, the volume also offers cutting edge case studies from multilingual acquisition research and foreign language classroom practice. Throughout the volume, multilingualism is interpreted as a valuable resource that can facilitate language education provided it is harnessed in appropriate conditions"--

Language and languages --- Multilingual education. --- Education --- Multilingualism --- Foreign language study --- Language and education --- Language schools --- Study and teaching. --- Language and languages Study and teaching --- Study and teaching

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Language acquisition --- Language and languages --- Research --- Methodology --- Psychological aspects --- Study and teaching --- #KVHA:Taalkunde --- #KVHA:Taalonderwijs --- #KVHA:Taalleraar --- Language acquisition - Research - Methodology --- Language acquisition - Psychological aspects --- Language and languages - Study and teaching - Psychological aspects

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This book provides an introduction to the study of meaning in human language, from a linguistic perspective. It covers a fairly broad range of topics, including lexical semantics, compositional semantics, and pragmatics. The chapters are organized into six units: (1) Foundational concepts; (2) Word meanings; (3) Implicature (including indirect speech acts); (4) Compositional semantics; (5) Modals, conditionals, and causation; (6) Tense & aspect. Most of the chapters include exercises which can be used for class discussion and/or homework assignments, and each chapter contains references for additional reading on the topics covered. As the title indicates, this book is truly an INTRODUCTION: it provides a solid foundation which will prepare students to take more advanced and specialized courses in semantics and/or pragmatics.

Lingüística --- Linguistics --- Semantics. --- Pragmatics. --- Linguistic science --- Science of language --- Language and languages --- Language Arts & Disciplines --- General --- Pragmatics --- Study and teaching. --- Language and languages Study and teaching --- Study and teaching --- Language and education --- Language schools

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"Bringing together experienced classroom researchers and teacher educators from different countries where tasks are playing an influential role in language education, this collected volume critically explores how TBLT research can engage with pedagogy, and how TBLT pedagogy can engage with research. A defining part of the TBLT project has always been a dual concern - both with the nature and use of tasks in language teaching, and with empirical research to guide and support classroom practitioners, the two concerns suggesting a central and reciprocal relationship between research and pedagogy. However this relationship has at times been unbalanced, and its centrality has sometimes gone by default, problems which this volume aims to address. The introduction proposes criteria to improve the congruence between the research base of TBLT and the concerns and terms of reference of classroom practitioners. Using a range of methodologies, the individual chapters illustrate and explore different aspects of this theme. The book will be of interest to all those wishing to further their understanding of - and/or investigate - the use of TBLT in educational contexts"--

Language and languages --- Second language acquisition. --- Task analysis in education. --- Analysis, Task (Education) --- Education --- Second language learning --- Language acquisition --- Foreign language study --- Language and education --- Language schools --- Study and teaching. --- Language and languages Study and teaching --- Study and teaching