Author: John Corbett
Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
Keywords: intercultural, communication, education, languages, language, approach, english, teaching
Number of Pages: 229
Published: 2003-10
List price: $99.95
ISBN-10: 1853596841
ISBN-13: 9781853596841

Intercultural language education has redefined the modern languages agenda in Europe and North America. Intercultural learning is also beginning to influence English Language Teaching. This accessible book introduces teachers of EFL to intercultural language education by describing its history and theoretical principles, and by giving examples of classroom tasks.

Author: Anne-Marie De Mejia
Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
Keywords: bilingual, bilingualism, education, elite, international, prestige, power, perspectives
Number of Pages: 325
Published: 2002-11-01
List price: $119.95
ISBN-10: 1853595918
ISBN-13: 9781853595912

This text describes a particular type of educational provision referred to as "elite" or "prestigious" bilingual education, which caters mainly for upwardly mobile, highly educated, higher socio-economic status learners of two or more internationally useful languages. The development of different types of elite bilingual or multilingual educational provision is disucssed and an argument made for the need to study bilingual education in majority as well as in minority contexts.

Authors:Ron Howard, Gillian Brow,
Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
Keywords: purposes, specific, languages, education, teacher
Number of Pages: 233
Published: 1997-01-01
List price: $35.95
ISBN-10: 185359363X
ISBN-13: 9781853593635

This collection of essays, by teacher trainers and materials writers on the education of LSP teachers, includes discussion of current ideas on the role of subject knowledge, intercultural differences, learner autonomy and use of computers. There are contributions from experts in English, French and Dutch for specific purposes, and LSP practice in Europe, South Africa and the USA is covered.

Author: B. J. Ada
Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
Keywords: translation, topics, french, english, annotated, texts
Number of Pages: 344
Published: 1996-11-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 1853593192
ISBN-13: 9781853593192

This volume is intended for undergraduate study as part of a language course, or for individual study and self-improvement by would-be or practising professional translators. The level of difficulty and subject range of the texts is also intended to help the student to prepare for professional examinations such as the Diploma in Translation of the Institute of Linguistics. The contents include a discussion of different approaches to the process of translation, together with a selection of source texts in English. For each source text there will be a suggested target text together with detailed

Authors:Allan Bell,  Janet Holme,
Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
Keywords: multilingual, matters, english, speaking, zealand, ways, new
Number of Pages: 308
Published: 1990-12-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 1853590835
ISBN-13: 9781853590832

This is a collection of research papers on the sociolinguistics and pragmatics of New Zealand English. The book provides information on the structure and use of NZ English in a range of different social and regional contexts. Topics covered include the question of a New Zealand pidgin, change in attitudes to NZ English and differences in New Zealand women’s and men’s speech. In addition to what it contributes to the knowledge of New Zealand English this volume also makes an important contribution to sociolinguistic theoretical and descriptive research more generally.

Authors:Lynne Cameron,  Hywel Colema,
Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
Keywords: applied, british, linguistics, university, leeds, studies, september, association, language, papers, annual, meeting, change
Number of Pages: 182
Published: 1996-01-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 1853593591
ISBN-13: 9781853593598

This volume is a collection of papers from the Annual Meeting of the British Association for Applied Linguistics (BAAL) held at the University of Leeds, September 1994. It investigates the relationship between change and language in the broadest sense.

Authors:Byram, Michael Byram,
Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
Keywords: multilingual, matters, survival, ethnic, educ, minority
Number of Pages: 214
Published: 1998-11-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0905028546
ISBN-13: 9780905028545