Hakutulokset: Sarja Intercultural Studies and Foreign Language Learning
yhteensä 23 hakutulosta
Intercultural Communicative Competence – A Floating Signifier
In the field of language education, intercultural communicative competence has become a widely used concept. But what is intercultural communicative competence? Although the term …
Multilingualism and English in Twenty-First-Century Europe
This book aims to tackle one of the most controversial and important linguistic, educational and societal debates in contemporary Europe. English is growing rapidly within, and …
Translating Emotion
This collection of essays can be situated in a development that has been underway in translation studies since the early 1990s, namely the increasing focus on translators …
Translation in Second Language Learning and Teaching
The articles in this volume are the proceedings of a conference on ‘Translation in Second Language Teaching and Learning’ that took place at the National University of Ireland, …
Sacres Across the Atlantic
A distinguishing feature of Quebec French is the varied set of swearwords inspired by Catholicism (les sacres) that are used in conversation. In this work, these terms are …
The Impact of Study Abroad on the Acquisition of Sociopragmatic Variation Patterns
This book investigates the study abroad profile of non-native speaker teachers of English, exploring the impact of studying abroad on the acquisition of sociopragmatic variation …
Perspectives on Language Learning Materials Development
Language learning materials development remains a surprisingly under-supported aspect of language teaching. This book constitutes a much-needed resource in the area, aiming to …
Rethinking Intercultural Competence
This book examines the concept of «intercultural competence» from the perspective of analysing theoretical challenges and practical issues. Despite its ongoing popularity across …
Knowledge Construction in Academia
This book examines the struggles encountered by multilingual scholars pursuing careers within global academia, particularly in Spain and Latin American countries. These writers …
Mobility and Localisation in Language Learning
For most language learners, mobility is now the starting-point rather than the end-point of language learning. Rather than learning a language in order to go abroad, learners are …
Culture, Psychology, and Language Learning
This book demonstrates that culture and language are closely intertwined and argues that they need to be taught simultaneously from the very beginning of acquiring a second …
Translation, Technology and Autonomy in Language Teaching and Learning
This volume brings together contributions from academics, language teachers and practitioners from across Europe and beyond to discuss questions of autonomy and technology in the …