Globalization and language in contact [[electronic resource] ] : scale, migration, and communicative practices / / edited by James Collins, Stef Slembrouck and Mike Baynham

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910456767903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York, : Continuum, 2009
• ISBN: 1-282-45288-6; 1-4411-2514-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (296 p.)
• Collana: Advances in Sociolinguistics
• Altri autori (Persone): CollinsJames Phillip; SlembrouckStefaan <1963->; BaynhamMike <1950->
• Disciplina: 306.44
• Soggetti: Languages in contact; Language and languages - Globalization; Language and culture - Globalization; Linguistic change; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Acknowledgements; Notes on contributors; 1 Introduction: scale, migration and communicative practice; PART I: Scale and Multilingualism; PART II: Spatialization, Migration and Identity; PART III: Studying Processes and Practices across Time and Space; Index of authors; Index of terms
• Sommario/riassunto: This book examines the impact of globalization on languages in contact, including the study of linkages between the global and local, and transnational and situated communication. It engages with social theory and social processes while grappling with questions of language analysis raised by globalized language contact. Drawing on case studies from North America, Europe and Africa, the volume makes three important contributions to contemporary sociolinguistics by:. * arguing that concepts of scale and space are essential for understanding contemporary sociolinguistic phenomena. * showing that

Islam : religión y estado / / Manuel Ruiz Figueroa

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910286435203321
• Autore: Ruiz Figueroa Manuel
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Mexico, D.F. : , : Centro de Estudios de Asia y Africa, Colegio de Mexico, , 1996; ©1996
• ISBN: 607-628-698-9; 968-12-0700-9
• Edizione: [1. ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (253 p.)
• Disciplina: 297.2/72
• Soggetti: Islam and politics - Islamic countries; Islam and state - Islamic countries; Electronic books.; Islamic countries Politics and government
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Spagnolo
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-240) and index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Analysis of the relationship between the state and religion in Muslim countries. Contrast between political (state) and Islamic (religion) theories.

English Learning in the Digital Age : Agency, Technology and Context / / by Shuang Zeng

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910299542803321
• Autore: Zeng Shuang
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018
• ISBN: 9789811324994; 9811324999
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2018.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiii, 212 pages)
• Disciplina: 428.00785
• Soggetti: Language and languages - Study and teaching; Educational technology; Language Education; Digital Education and Educational Technology
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Chapter 1 Towards ‘Learner Experience Research’ -- Chapter 2 Towards an Investigation of Language Learners’ (Non)use of Online Technology -- Chapter 3 A Sociocultural Framework for the Study of WELL Use -- Chapter 4 Questioning WELL Use in the Chinese University Context：Research Questions and Methods -- Chapter 5 The Trends of English Learning Related Use of Technology: the Role of Technology -- Chapter 6 ‘Breaking Away’ with Digital Technology: the Role of Agency -- Chapter 7 Resistance to Moving to Web 2.0: the Role of Context -- Chapter 8 Understanding Language Learners’ (Non)use of Digital Technology.
• Sommario/riassunto: Moving beyond the ‘Web 2.0’ and ‘digital native’ rhetoric, this book addresses the complex experiences of learners of English as a foreign language (EFL) in a world embedded with interactive and participatory technologies. Adopting a sociocultural perspective, it investigates EFL learners’ behaviours concerning digital technology, and guides exploration into their contextually mediated choices and learning practices in the ‘2.0’ era. The argument is developed on the basis of the findings of a mixed sequential study that focused on 1485 Chinese undergraduates’ use and non-use of online tools and applications ; outside the English classroom. Particular attention is paid to the role of context and agency when understanding their learning choices and behaviours in the context of digital technology. In particular, the book acknowledges the explanatory power of agency in the minority instances of ‘good practices’ among these EFL learners. At the same time it demonstrates that for most learners, use of the current web is limited and mostly non-interactive. The barriers to ‘2.0’ transfer are largely contextual and the so-called ‘communicative opportunities’ and ‘participatory culture’ in particular did not fit into the learners’ sociocultural context of (language) learning. Overall, the compelling argument proposes that the technology-facilitated changes in EFL practices are a ‘bottom up’ process that is taking place in day-to-day situations and constrained by the learning context within which the learner is situated. Based on these arguments, the book provides a framework that challenges the existing beliefs about (language) learning with online technology, and that contributes to our understanding of how context mediates EFL learners’ behaviours surrounding digital technologies. It is a valuable resource for teachers, researchers and policy makers, providing them with insights into using digital technology to stimulate ‘good learning practices’ outside the classroom.