This introductory text for students of linguistics, language, and education provides background and up-to-date information and resources that beginning researchers need for studying language diversity and education.Three framing chapters offer an update on the philosophy of social research, revealing how important language is for all the processes of learning in which humans engage, whether it is learning about the world through education, or learning about the nature of social lif...

Language Policy in Schools provides school administrators and teachers a practical approach for designing a language policy for their school and for dealing with the language issues that confront schools, particularly those operating in settings of linguistic and cultural diversity. It can be used as a text in teacher and administrator preparation programs, graduate programs, and in-service and professional development programs. Special features include:* a clear, jargon-fr...

PronPack is a set of four resource books to help teachers focus on English pronunciation in class – each takes a slightly different approach to pronunciation teaching. You can select the approach you prefer, or use the various books to complement one another.PronPack 3: Pronunciation Pairworks are information-gap communication activities for students to do in pairs or small groups. Success in each activity depends upon the students accuracy in prod...

New Perspectives on Grammar Teaching in Second Language Classrooms brings together various approaches to the contextualized teaching of grammar and communicative skills as integrated components of second language instruction. Its purpose is to show from both theoretical and practical perspectives that grammar teaching can be made productive and useful in ESL and EFL classrooms. In this text:*First-rate scholars approach the teaching of grammar from multiple complementary pe...

Spanish verbs are one of the most complex areas of Spanish grammar. Learning how to use them is very important. This ebook covers 24 chapters of regular and irregular verbs. Also includes Verb Tables, grouping 108 Model Verbs fully conjugated and a Verb Index Reference. Verbs are essential to grammatical structure, as without them, sentences will struggle to make technical and figurative sense. Spanish verbs are divided into two groups: irregular and regular. Here you can learn how...

A long-term study of one trilingual family and how they negotiated language development.This book is based on an eleven-year observation of two children who were simultaneously exposed to three languages from birth. It tells the story of two parents from different cultural, linguistic, and ethnic-racial backgrounds who joined to raise their two children with their heritage languages outside their native countries. It also tells the children’s story and the way they...

A proverb is a simple well known saying, often humorous, which expresses truth, based on reality or common sense. They are often metaphorical and the origins can invariably be associated with people’s experience.This ebook is a “refranero“, a collection of the most popular and famous Spanish proverbs known in Spanish as "refranes", "dichos" o "proverbios" translated into English, that will delight you and maybe some will make you laugh. Most of them are very humorous. Another defin...

What are "Root Words"?A root or root word is a word that is used to form another word. It is also called a base word. A root does not have a prefix (a letter or group of letters added to the beginning of a word) or a suffix (a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word).The root is the primary lexical unit of a word, and of a word family.For example, pure is a root. By adding prefixes and suffixes, the following words could be made:impure, purity, p...

This comprehensive volume describes evidence-based strategies for supporting English language learners (ELLs) by promoting meaningful communication and language use across the curriculum. Leading experts explain how and why learning is different for ELLs and pinpoint specific best practices for the classroom, illustrated with vivid examples. Particular attention is given to ways in which learning English is intertwined with learning the student's home language. The book addresses both asse...

The ultimate guide for developing your career as an English teacher.Succeed in TEFL is packed with information on how to develop within the profession including chapters on:-getting the most out of observations-teaching exam classes-becoming a trainer-doing action research-using online resources-becoming a manager-a...

This book explicitly addresses ethical dilemmas and issues that post-secondary ESL faculty commonly encounter and examines them in the framework of social justice concerns. Ethics is defined broadly, to include responsibilities and obligations to students inside and outside the classroom, as well to colleagues, educational institutions, the TESL profession, and society as a whole.Scenarios in each chapter provide realistic and compelling situations for reflection and discussion. Th...

Primary languages are to be an entitlement for all pupils in KS2 from 2010. There is therefore a need to ensure that trainee primary teachers are equipped with the required skills, knowledge and understanding to contribute to this process. This book supports specialists, and also non-specialist trainees with an interest in MFL, who may need to deliver languages across the curriculum, providing them with a clear understanding of the methodology and helping them to develop linguistic compete...