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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790588203321

Titolo

Casebook in functional discourse grammar [[electronic resource] /] / edited by J. Lachlan Mackenzie, Hella Olbertz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2013

ISBN

90-272-7158-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (323 p.)

Collana

Studies in language companion series, , 0165-7763 ; ; v. 137

Altri autori (Persone)

MackenzieJ. Lachlan

OlbertzHella <1953->

Disciplina

415

Soggetti

Functional discourse grammar

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Casebook in Functional Discourse Grammar; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Abbreviations; Introduction; References; A new approach to clausal constituent order; 1. Introduction; 2. Constituent ordering in FDG; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Templates; 2.3 Hierarchical ordering; 2.4 Configurational ordering; 3. Classical constituent order typology; 4. A new approach to constituent order typology; 5. An illustration; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Predicate-medial languages; 5.2.1 Introduction; 5.2.2 Dutch; 5.2.3 English; 5.2.4 Leti; 5.2.5 Summary; 5.3 Predicate-initial languages

5.3.1 Introduction5.3.2 Scottish Gaelic; 5.3.3 Tzotzil; 5.3.4 Kokota; 5.3.5 Summary; 6. Conclusion; References; Spatial adpositions between lexicon and grammar; 1. Introduction: The adposition; 2. Spatial adpositions, lexical and grammatical; 3. Justifying the lexical-grammatical distinction for English and other languages; 4. The Complex Locational Expression and the marking of the semantic category location; 5. The major adpositional constructions across the world's languages; 6. Conclusion; References; Conceptual representation and formulation; 1. Introduction

2. Outline of the Conceptual Component3. Representing information within the Conceptualizer; 4. Composition of the Conceptual Level Representation; 5. Formulation; 6. Conceptualization and formulation in possessive constructions; 7. Conceptualization and formulation in passive constructions; 8. Conclusion; Abbreviations; References;



External possessors and related constructions in Functional Discourse Grammar; 1. Introduction; 2. Constraints on the indirect object external possessors in Dutch; 3. The Dutch indirect object external possessor in relation to other constructions

3.1 Onomasiological variation3.2 Semasiological variation; 4. The representation of the indirect object external possessor in FDG; 5. The representation of related constructions in FDG; 6. Conclusion; References; Time reference in English indirect speech; 1. Introduction; 2. Temporal reference: Locating situations in time; 3. Previous approaches to tense copying; 3.1 Comrie (1986); 3.2 Declerck (1988); 4. Functional discourse grammar; 5. The function of (not) copying tense; 6. Conclusions; References; Raising in Functional Discourse Grammar; 1. Introduction; 2. Types of raising

3. The pragmatic motivation of raising processes in Spanish3.1 Subject to subject raising (SRR) in Spanish; 3.1.1 SSR in discourse; 3.2 Subject-to-Object Raising (SOR) in Spanish; 4. A FDG analysis of raising; 4.1 Formal analysis; 4.2 Pragmatic analysis; 5. Conclusion; References; Objective and subjective deontic modal necessity in FDG - evidence from Spanish auxiliary expressions; 1. Introduction; 2. Modal auxiliaries in Spanish; 3. Objective and subjective deontic modality in FDG; 4. The scope of objective and subjective deontic modality; 5. Discussion and conclusion; 6. Summary and outlook

References

Sommario/riassunto

The theory of FDG claims that deontic modality can be either participant-oriented or event-oriented, both distinctions forming part of the Representational Level. However, there is evidence from Spanish and a number of other languages that event-oriented deontic modality can be coded twice, with different values in one and the same State-of-Affairs. We will therefore distinguish between objective and subjective deontic modality, where the latter has scope over the former. On the basis of the ways in which the expressions of subjective and objective deontic modality interact with tense and othe



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790667703321

Titolo

Language teachers and teaching : global perspectives, local initiatives / / edited by Selim Ben Said and Lawrence Jun Zhang

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2014

ISBN

1-134-46692-7

0-203-79515-6

1-134-46685-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (692 p.)

Collana

Routledge research in education ; ; 98

Altri autori (Persone)

SaidSelim Ben

Disciplina

428.0071

Soggetti

Language teachers - Training of

Language and languages - Study and teaching

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Foreword; Preface: Towards a Global Understanding; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART I Policy in Education; 1 The Politics of Comparison: The Global and the Local in English Language Teaching and Teacher Education; 2 Developing Teacher Candidates' Target Language Proficiency: Challenges and Opportunities in a Supportive Institutional and Policy Environment; 3 An English Teacher Education Initiative in South Korea: The Sociocultural Theoretic Analysis; PART II Theory-Practice Nexus

4 The Role of Approaches and Methods in Second Language Teacher Education5 Infusing Real World Connections in TESOL Teacher Training; 6 Transformative Teacher Education in Action: Preparing Pre-Service Teachers to Support English Language Learners; PART III Beliefs, Expectations, and Negotiating a Professional Self; 7 Teaching Spoken English in China: The Relationship between Beliefs and Characteristics of University EFL Teachers; 8 Compliance, Negotiation, and Resistance in Teachers' Spatial Construction of Professional Identities

9 Understanding Prospective EFL Teachers' Interest in TeachingPART IV Reflective Practice, Feedback and Facilitation; 10 Teacher Beliefs and Classroom Practices: A Case Study of an ESL Teacher in Canada; 11 When Things Go Wrong: Feedback on Teaching Practice in TESOL; 12



Can Primary-Age Pupils Produce Teaching Materials?; PART V Teaching and Learning in New Times; 13 EFL Teachers' Conceptual Development and the Transformation of Teaching through Narratives in the E-portfolio

14 Speaking Like a 'Glocal': Using Computer-Mediated Communication in Language Teacher Education to Promote Network Learning15 Beyond Borders, Beyond Expectations: Online Education and Responsive Teaching; PART VI Teacher Learning in Cross-Cultural Contexts; 16 Developing Intercultural Understanding in Teacher Education within the Context of Language and Literacy across the Curriculum; 17 Chinese Sojourn Teachers' Perceptions and Experiences with K-12 U.S. Students: Implications for Cross-Cultural Classroom Management

18 Desire and Desirability: Perceptions of Needs in a Trans-National Language Teacher Education ProgramAfterword: Rethinking Global Perspectives and Local Initiatives in Language Teaching; Contributors; Author Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

<P>This volume gathers contributions from a range of global experts in teacher education to address the topic of language teacher education. It shows how teacher education involves the agency of teachers, which forms part of their identity, and which they take on when integrating into the teaching community of practice. In addition, the volume explores the teachers' situated <EM>practice--</EM>the<EM> </EM>dynamic negotiation of classroom situations, socialization into the professional teaching culture, and ""on the ground experimentation"" with pedagogical skills/techniques. </P>