Multilingual Matters Limited

Have you ever been told that raising your child to speak multiple languages will harm their development? Are teachers or other professionals suspic...

DescriptionThis book brings together empirical studies from around the world to help readers gain a better understanding of multilinguals, ranging ...

Reducere. A unique new insight into multilingual families, this book views multilingual childhoods from the point of the child and is based on over 50 interv...

Reducere. Over the past 40 years, Jim Cummins has originated theories including the interdependence hypothesis, the common underlying proficiency and the dis...

The presence of students for whom the school language is not their first language creates unique challenges and opportunities for teachers. This bo...

This book assesses the concepts of Deaf culture. It illustrates the pitfalls which have been created for Deaf communities by the medical concept of...

This book brings together theoretical and empirical approaches to second language (L2) fluency and provides a state-of-the-art overview of current ...

DescriptionWhat if my own multilingualism is simply that of one who is fluent in way too many colonial languages? If we are going to do this, if we...

Reducere. In this book, both beginning and experienced translators will find pragmatic techniques for dealing with problems of literary translation, whatever...

This book provides practical guidance on research methods and designs that can be applied to Complex Dynamic Systems Theory (CDST) research. It dis...

This book offers a critical exploration of definitions, methodologies, and ideologies of English-medium instruction (EMI) and contributes to new un...

Task-based language teaching is now a well-established pedagogic approach but problematic issues remain, such as whether it is appropriate for all ...

Increasingly, children grow up hearing two languages from birth. This comprehensive textbook explains how children learn to understand and speak th...

This textbook is a comprehensive introduction to the assessment of students in K-12 schools who use two or more languages in their daily life: Engl...

The chapters in this volume, all written by experts in the field, present an array of new research on second language acquisition (SLA) that touche...

In this accessible guide to bilingualism in the family and the classroom, Colin Baker delivers a realistic picture of the joys and difficulties of ...

This book aims to empower teachers working with adult migrants who have had little or no prior formal schooling, and give them the information and ...

Reducere. This book introduces readers to basic concepts of sociolinguistics with a focus on Spanish in the US. The coverage goes beyond linguistics to exami...

This textbook offers an introductory overview of eight hotly-debated topics in second language acquisition research. It offers a glimpse of how SLA...

Due to its theoretical and educational significance within the language learning process, the study of L2 motivation has been an important area of ...

This book provides an overview and evaluation of the quality of bilingual education found in internationalised higher education institutions. Its a...

This revised edition of Michael Byram's classic 1997 book updates the text in the light of both recent research and critiques and commentaries on t...

DescriptionIn this accessible introduction to Vygotskian sociocultural theory, narratives illuminate key concepts of the theory. These key concepts...

DescriptionThis book presents the background to the current shift in language education towards action-oriented/action-based teaching, and provides...

This book shares powerful wisdom and practical strategies to help language teachers, learners, teacher educators and others communicate peace, cont...

The concept of chronotopicity is increasingly used in sociolinguistic theorizing as a new way of looking at context and scale in studies of languag...

Contributor(s): Author: Alma Flor AdaAuthor: F. Isabel CampoyAuthor: Colin BakerEn esta clara guia, Alma Flor Ada, Isabel Campoy y Colin Baker, ofr...

DescriptionThis book presents the first ever comprehensive overview of national laws recognising sign languages, the impacts they have and the advo...