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This book provides a comprehensive overview of approaches to academic literacy instruction and their underpinning theories, as well as a synthesis of the debate on academic literacy over the past 20……続きを見る

This book addresses the politically charged issue of citizenship and English language learning among adult migrants in the UK. Whilst citizenship learning is inherent in English for Speakers of Othe……続きを見る

This book centralizes the narratives of adult English language learners, teachers, and trainee teachers in the development of a humanistic language pedagogy; their strengths, concerns, and stories i……続きを見る

Hand-in-hand with the continuing drive to recruit international students to Western universities goes an interest in student engagement. However, it is often unclear exactly what is meant by engagem……続きを見る

It is clear that a proper understanding of what academic English is and how to use it is crucial for success in college, and yet students face multiple obstacles in acquiring this new 'code', not le……続きを見る

This book brings together a variety of voices – students and teachers, journal editors and authors, writers from the global north and south – to interrogate the notion of risk as it applies to the p……続きを見る

Adult migrants who received little or no formal education in their home countries face a unique set of challenges when attempting to learn the languages of their new countries. Few adult migrants wi……続きを見る

This book focuses on the nexus of language, disciplinary content and knowledge communication against the background of the economic, cultural and ideological forces of Higher Education’s current pus……続きを見る

People are increasingly reaching the so-called third age, a period when seniors search for a renewed purpose to life and spend time undertaking activities that they consider motivating, such as the ……続きを見る

This volume focuses (self-)critically on sloganization as an emergent phenomenon in language education discourse. Motivated by an increasing uneasiness with a number of widespread concepts in curren……続きを見る

In many locations around the globe, scholars are coming under increasing pressure to publish in English in addition to other languages. However research has shown that proficiency in English is not ……続きを見る

This book examines the role of affective variables in the process of learning a minority language. It presents a comprehensive account of how adult learners’ attitude, motivation and identity are re……続きを見る

This book provides critical perspectives on issues relating to writing norms and assessment, as well as writing proficiency development, and suggests that scholars need to both carefully examine tes……続きを見る

This book examines the unique characteristics of teaching foreign languages to senior learners. It discusses the potential age-related barriers and learning difficulties which may be encountered in ……続きを見る

This book examines the writing practices of three adult multilingual writers through the prism of their writing in English as an additional language. It illustrates some of the social, cultural and ……続きを見る

Motor speech disorders are a common accompaniment of a whole range of neurological conditions, from stroke, brain injury and Parkinson’s disease through to many rarer conditions. This book aims to a……続きを見る

Despite widespread agreement about the need to develop interculturally competent graduates, there is a lack of agreement about how this goal may be achieved in practice. This is significant as unive……続きを見る

This book examines translanguaging in higher education and provides clear examples of what translanguaging looks like in practice in particular contexts around the world. While higher education has ……続きを見る

This book addresses how Western universities have constructed themselves as global providers of education, and are driven to be globally competitive. It examines how the term 'international' has bee……続きを見る

Higher education institutions in Anglophone countries often rely on standardized English language proficiency exams to assess the linguistic capabilities of their multilingual international students……続きを見る

This book supports writing educators on college campuses to work towards linguistic equity and social justice for multilingual students. It demonstrates how recent advances in theories on language, ……続きを見る

Study abroad is now both an international industry and an experience that can have a deep impact on students’ linguistic, cultural and personal development. This book explores ‘the social turn’ in t……続きを見る

Your story is typed on the computer and you're wondering what comes next. Maybe you're overwhelmed and don't know where to start. In this book, you'll learn the basics of getting your story from rou……続きを見る

Neuauflage: 60. Auflage 2022 Die Handwerker-Fibel ist bundesweit das Standardlehrwerk „Nummer 1" für die erfolgreiche Meisterprüfung in den Teilen 3 und 4. Durch die praxisnahe Umsetzung der Lehr- u……続きを見る

Die Handwerker-Fibel ist bundesweit das Standardlehrwerk "Nummer 1" für die Meisterprüfung in den Teilen 3 und 4. Durch die praxisnahe Umsetzung der Lehr- und Lerninhalte ist sie einer der Erfolgsga……続きを見る

Learners are always motivated; they just may not be motivated to learn the things you are wanting them to learn. Motivational Immediacy refers to the moment-by-moment motivation of learners during a……続きを見る

O livro "Letramento Matemático de Bolso – Reflexões para a prática em sala de aula" é destinado a docentes e gestores que se preocupam em compreender bem os conteúdos e o espírito da Base Nacional C……続きを見る

Gamificar ou não? Eis a questão! A gamificação ultrapassou o estágio de tendência para chegar à fase da consolidação; trata-se de uma palavra constante em diversos campos, como o da Tecnologia, do a……続きを見る

O livro "Da ansiedade à criatividade em Matemática de Bolso – Reflexões para atenuar a ansiedade e favorecer o surgimento da criatividade em Matemática" é destinado a docentes, gestoras e gestores q……続きを見る

This book examines the role that technologies play in the lives of adults with learning disabilities. It analyses how design and support practices can be used to support access to technology in ways……続きを見る