An anthology of bilingual child phonology

This book is an edited collection of phonological development studies that pertain to themes in child bilingualism. It comprises studies on protolanguage phonology, referring to the development of children’s autonomous linguistic systems from their first meaningful forms to complete cognitive and...

An introduction to bilingual development

This introductory textbook shows how children learn to understand and speak two languages against the backdrop of their language learning environments. A narrative around the bilingual development of four young children with different language profiles helps to explain the latest research finding...

Autonomy support beyond the language learning classroom

Through the application of self-determination theory (SDT) to research and practice, this book deepens our understanding of how autonomous language learning can be supported and understood outside of the classroom. The chapters deal with learning environments and open spaces, communities and rela...

Beginner's ladino with online audio

Bilingual first language acquisition

This textbook explains how children learn to understand and speak two languages from birth. It brings together both established knowledge and the latest findings about different areas of bilingual language development in a perspective that emphasizes the role of children's language learning envir...

Crossing borders, writing texts, being evaluated

This book examines both writing norms and assessment, and proficiency development, and suggests that scholars need to critically examine testing regimes and develop research-based perspectives on tests and testing practices, so that educational institutions can prepare learners with differing cul...

Dari-english/english-dari dictionary & phrasebook

<p><strong>The essential Dari language resource!</strong></p><p>Dari, spoken by over 20 million people worldwide, is one of the official languages of Afghanistan. Closely related to the Persian (Farsi) of Iran, and the Tajik of Tajikistan, the languages have been spl...

English pronunciation teaching

This book presents and discusses theoretical and practical perspectives on English pronunciation theory, research and practice in order to establish evidence-based pronunciation teaching models, teaching and research priorities, and recommendations for best practices in teaching English pronuncia...

Explorations of language transfer

This book brings together many insights about the influences of one language upon another in language learning. Its accessible discussions explore key concerns such as predictions of difficulty, the role of translation processes, the relation between comprehension and production, and implications...

Exploring l1-l2 relationships

This book traces and summarizes the author’s theoretical insights and empirical findings in the field of foreign language education. The volume explores individual differences in L1 ability and their connection to L2 aptitude and L2 achievement, L2 anxiety as an affective or cognitive variable, a...

Foundations of bilingual education and bilingualism

The eighth edition of this bestselling textbook has been revised and updated to provide a comprehensive and accessible introduction to bilingualism and bilingual education in an everchanging world. Written in a compact and clear style, the book covers all the crucial issues in bilingualism at ind...

Household perspectives on minority language maintenance and loss

This book examines minority language maintenance and loss in Spanish-speaking families in communities in the US with a low ethnolinguistic vitality for Spanish. It offers an account of the gendered nature of linguistic transmission and compares the self-perceptions, motivations and attitudes of m...

Key topics in second language acquisition

This textbook offers an introductory overview of eight hotly-debated topics in second language acquisition research. It offers a glimpse of how SLA researchers have tried to answer common questions about second language acquisition rather than being a comprehensive introduction to SLA research.

Korean-english bilingualism in early childhood

This overview of the linguistic development of Korean-English bilingual children in the US focuses on morphology and syntax acquisition in early childhood, a time when language dominance is shifting rapidly. It expands our understanding of heritage language acquisition and furthers bilingualism r...

Lessons from exceptional language learners who have achieved nativelike proficiency

This book opens a narrative window into the experiences of learners who achieve nativelike proficiency and offers insights into their pathways to success. Tying together themes of motivation, cognition and identity, the authors explore how these learners became so successful and whether their suc...

Measuring second language pragmatic competence

Extending earlier work on grammar, this book investigates the development of tests measuring second language learners’ implicit and explicit pragmatic abilities in English. It reports detailed analyses of the use of the tests with two groups of learners and in studies investigating study abroad a...

Motivation, autonomy and emotions in foreign language learning

This book highlights the roles of individual difference variables on the language learning process, exploring them from both the students’ and the teachers’ perspectives. The comparative analysis of these two datasets yields interactional results that have the potential to shape classroom learnin...

Multilingual selves and motivations for learning languages other than english in asian contexts

This book focuses on individuals learning languages other than English in a range of under-researched Asian contexts. The chapters explore learners’ motivational trajectories, multilingual identities and conceptualisations of the 'ideal multilingual self'.

Multimodal communication in young multilingual children

This longitudinal study explores young children’s language acquisition in Korean-English multilingual households, investigating how children acquire multiple strategies of verbal and non-verbal communication and use a range of multimodal resources to communicate effectively with members of their ...

Psycholinguistic approaches to instructed second language acquisition

This book applies a psycholinguistic perspective to instructed second language acquisition, bridging the gap between research and teaching practices. It re-envisions the explicit and implicit learning divide as a continuum of consciousness, explores the pedagogical applications of SLA findings an...

Researching and teaching speech acts with young l2 learners

This book introduces the main concepts and research findings of second language pragmatics in relation to young language learners. It also explores issues in teaching pragmatics and conducting pragmatics research with children, demonstrating how participant-centred data elicitation methods can co...

Second language literacy pedagogy

This book provides a detailed design of a new second language literacy pedagogy and the results of implementing it in different contexts so as to address literacy development challenges. The author explains the theory behind Vygotskian Sociocultural Theory of Mind and Systemic Functional Linguist...

Second language pragmatics and young language learners

This book brings together L2 pragmatics research in the under-explored context of EFL primary classrooms. Presenting studies from across Europe, the chapters provide a rich exploration of young learners’ pragmatic performance, awareness and development, classroom practices and the views of teache...

Situating language learning strategy use

This book presents the latest research on the role of strategy use and development in second and foreign language teaching and learning. It will equip scholars and practitioners with the knowledge to help them better appreciate how language learning strategies contribute to and are linked with la...

Teaching languages to students with specific learning differences

This book is intended to help language teachers to work effectively and successfully with students who have Specific Learning Differences (SpLDs). It enables teachers to gain a thorough understanding of the nature of SpLDs and how these affect both general learning processes and the mechanisms of...

Twelve lectures on multilingualism

This major new textbook offers an accessible introduction to the most interesting areas in the study of multilingualism. It consists of twelve lectures, written by leading researchers, each dedicated to a particular topic of importance and accompanied by questions for student reflection and sugge...

Understanding interaction in the second language classroom context

This book provides an overview and analysis of the role that classroom interaction plays in instructed second language acquisition. The authors synthesise current state-of-the-art research on how classroom interaction benefits L2 learning, before discussing pedagogical implications and suggesting...

Urdu-english/english-urdu practical dictionary

Vietnamese a language map

When you’re exploring the hidden gems of Vietnam, from the natural wonders of Halong Bay to the pristine beaches of Phu Quoc, be sure to make VIETNAMESE a language map your guide to the local language. Packed with the most essential words and phrases you’ll need, this clever guide is a traveler’...

Vocabulary theory, patterning and teaching

This book presents the current state of knowledge in the vibrant and diverse field of vocabulary studies, summarising the latest empirical studies and providing a firm indication of the future of the field. The chapters cover the key themes of theorizing and measuring vocabulary knowledge, formul...

Willingness to communicate, multilingualism and interactions in community contexts

This book examines the communication behaviours of individuals in multilingual community contexts. Using a complexity lens and the presentation of a revised 3D pyramid model, the authors demonstrate the dynamic nature of willingness to communicate over time and shed new light on processes that af...