Presents studies of students who travel to other countries for study. This work includes students travelling within Europe, from Europe and America to East Asia and China and vice versa. It includes articles that report the results of research and also give detailed accounts of the research methods used. It is of interest to other researchers.
This resource text is designed primarily as a textbook for a preservice TESL/TEFL methods course, but is also useful as a reference and guide for practicing teachers. Forty specialists contribute theoretical background and practical applications for deciding which methods, materials and resources to use in the ESL/EFL classroom. This third edition: revisions of 16 chapters, complete rewritten ten chapters, ten new chapters (communicative language teaching; syllabus design; developing children's listening and speaking skills;
Sociolinguistic Variation brings together a group of leading scholars in the field of language variation and change to address the directions that sociolinguistic research is taking in the new millennium. Among the main themes of the volume are the construction of identity, the nature of "place" as distinct from "community", and the role of attitudes in language variation. These themes are explored through a variety of types of data, from traditional sources such as narratives, to relatively new sources, such as postings on the Internet or television documentaries.
Combining the voices of established scholars in the field with the perspectives of promising younger scholars this volume provides crucial guidance for anyone interested in doing research on sociolinguistic variation. Contributors include Guy Bailey, Penelope Eckert, Barbara Johnstone, William Labov, Ronald Macaulay, Lesley Milroy, Dennis Preston, John Rickford, Gillian Sankoff, Natalie Schilling-Estes, Jan Tillery, and Walt Wolfram.
Classification and Diagnosis of Psychological Abnormality (Routledge Modular Psychology.)
(Routledge) Univ. of Kent, UK. Pocket introduction includes a concise overview of the definitions and models psychological abnormality and investigates current practice by exploring procedures, research, and cultural variability. Softcover, hardcover also available. DNLM: Mental Disorders--diagnosis.
John Sinclair is one of the most influential figures in world linguistics, an innovator who revolutionized the study of spoken discourse and pioneered corpus-based research. In this definitive collection, papers reflecting his most important work of the past decade have been collated and organized into meaningful sections, providing a clear statement of Sinclair's thinking and research. * Foundations outlines the major theoretical principles on which subsequent chapters are constructed; * The organization of text traces the development of Sinclair's insights into the relationship between text structure and dialogue; * Lexis and grammar presents core papers on the description of vocabulary, its relationship with grammar and the role of corpus analysis in describing lexical patterns. Featuring introductions and summaries of key arguments, Trust the Text is an essential addition to any linguist's bookshelf.
