Bücher veröffentlicht von Multilingual Matters

This book sets out duoethnography as a method of research, reflective practice and a pedagogical approach in English Language Teaching (ELT). The chapters are a range of duoethnographies from established and emerging researchers and teachers, which explore the interplay between cultural discourses and life histories with a focus on ELT in Japan.

The chapters in this volume build on a growing body of ethnomethodological conversation analytic research on teaching in order to enhance our empirical understandings of teaching as embodied, contingent and jointly achieved with students in the complex management of various courses of action and larger instructional projects.

This book is a detailed examination of citizenship and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) in the UK. It draws attention to the crucial role of teachers as mediators between policy and the needs of adult migrant students. The book links together pedagogy and theory with the practical concerns of ESOL teachers and students.

The chapters in this volume offer state-of-the-art research into international teaching assistants in North American universities using a variety of methods and approaches, and as such constitute a transdisciplinary perspective which argues for the importance of dialogue between research and practice.

This book examines how asbestos activists living in remote rural villages in South Africa activated metropolitan resources of representation at the grassroots level in a quest for justice and restitution for the catastrophic effects on their lives caused by the asbestos industry.

This book presents an array of new research on several current theoretical debates in the field of SLA. The studies address questions relating to ultimate attainment, first language transfer, universal properties of SLA, processing and second language (L2) grammar, and explore a number of grammatical features of the L2.

This volume addresses the question 'What role does religion play in the maintenance, revival and/or shift, of languages?' It explores the complex and dynamic relationship between religion and the maintenance, revival and/or shift of languages in diverse multilingual multicultural contexts and sociopolitical conditions at different points in time.

The concept of chronotopicity is increasingly used in sociolinguistic theorizing as a new way of looking at context and scale in studies of language, culture and identity. This volume brings together empirical work that puts flesh on the bones of this rather abstract theorizing, focusing on the discursive construction of chronotopic identities.

This interdisciplinary book brings together a selection of theoretical and empirical approaches to second language (L2) fluency. The volume includes chapters approaching fluency from an SLA perspective and integrates perspectives from related fields, such as psycholinguistics, sign language studies and L2 assessment.

This book explores Indigenous, tribal and minority (ITM) language education in oral and written communication and in the use of new technologies and online resources for pedagogical purposes. It brings together examples of ITM language education that are challenging the forces that flatten 'languacultures' into artefacts of history.

This volume addresses the question 'What role does religion play in the maintenance, revival and/or shift, of languages?' It explores the complex and dynamic relationship between religion and the maintenance, revival and/or shift of languages in diverse multilingual multicultural contexts and sociopolitical conditions at different points in time.

This interdisciplinary book brings together a selection of theoretical and empirical approaches to second language (L2) fluency. The volume includes chapters approaching fluency from an SLA perspective and integrates perspectives from related fields, such as psycholinguistics, sign language studies and L2 assessment.

This book unites chapters from the leaders of the language learning motivation field and demonstrates how Gardner's work is integral to a wide range of contemporary theoretical issues underlying the psychology of language. It deals with cutting-edge topics, providing a wealth of information for both students and established scholars.

This accessible guide to Complex Dynamic Systems Theory (CDST) research presents practical methods and templates for how applied linguistics researchers can design and conduct research using the CDST framework and equips readers with the knowledge to ensure compatibility between empirical research designs and the theoretical tenets of complexity.

This book introduces readers to the first publicly funded, two-way bilingual program in the United States, Coral Way Elementary School. It provides an accurate, clear and accessible examination of the program, its historical, social and political origins, its successes and its relevance for future bilingual programs.

The chapters in this volume offer state-of-the-art research into international teaching assistants in North American universities using a variety of methods and approaches, and as such constitute a transdisciplinary perspective which argues for the importance of dialogue between research and practice.

This book presents an array of new research on several current theoretical debates in the field of SLA. The studies address questions relating to ultimate attainment, first language transfer, universal properties of SLA, processing and second language (L2) grammar, and explore a number of grammatical features of the L2.

The chapters in this volume build on a growing body of ethnomethodological conversation analytic research on teaching in order to enhance our empirical understandings of teaching as embodied, contingent and jointly achieved with students in the complex management of various courses of action and larger instructional projects.

This book compares English as a Foreign Language teaching in Taiwan with Chinese as a Foreign Language education in England and highlights how classroom activities are embedded within ethnic or social group cultures, family resources and school visions or goals, and it highlights the potential for a perpetuation of social inequality as a result.

This book is a detailed examination of citizenship and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) in the UK. It draws attention to the crucial role of teachers as mediators between policy and the needs of adult migrant students. The book links together pedagogy and theory with the practical concerns of ESOL teachers and students.

This book revisits second language (L2) writing teacher education by exploring the complex layers of L2 writing instruction in non-English dominant contexts (i.e. English as a foreign language contexts). It re-envisions L2 writing teacher education by moving away from the uncritical embracement of Western-based writing pedagogies.

This book breaks the silence that surrounds learning a language for ethnographic research and in the process demystifies some of the multilingual aspects of contemporary ethnographic work. It offers a set of engaging and accessible accounts of language learning and use written by ethnographers who are at different stages of their academic career.

This book explores the contextual complexities of workplace emails by comparing British English and Peninsular Spanish directive speech events. Through a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection and analysis the book offers an innovative approach to the study of politeness.

The chapters in this volume investigate how diverse forms of (im)mobility and multilingualism are (re-)negotiated in relationship to space, identity and power. The volume will be of particular interest to scholars taking ethnographic and critical sociolinguistic approaches to the study of language and belonging in the context of globalisation.

How do teachers, who have chosen to settle down in one country, manage the difficulties of living and teaching English in that country? This book answers this question by investigating the personal and professional identity development of ten Western women with Japanese spouses who teach English in various educational contexts in Japan.

The concept of chronotopicity is increasingly used in sociolinguistic theorizing as a new way of looking at context and scale in studies of language, culture and identity. This volume brings together empirical work that puts flesh on the bones of this rather abstract theorizing, focusing on the discursive construction of chronotopic identities.

This book demonstrates the advantages and impact of using film and audiovisual material in the language classroom. The chapters are evidence-based and address different levels and contexts of learning around the world. It will be of interest to practising teachers as well as those on teacher training courses.

In this volume, contributors focus on how professionals organize their embodied conduct with material objects. The book concentrates specifically on connections between ongoing courses of interaction within work practices, object materiality and mobility in space, bodily movement and manipulation of objects, and language.