LEADER 03889nam 2200769 a 450 001 9910459105203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-87489-6 010 $a9786612874895 010 $a1-4411-5152-4 035 $a(CKB)2670000000058121 035 $a(EBL)601472 035 $a(OCoLC)680036592 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001109860 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12479174 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001109860 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11117749 035 $a(PQKB)10410703 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000421722 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11295903 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000421722 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10432865 035 $a(PQKB)10577275 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC601472 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL601472 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10427429 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL287489 035 $a(OCoLC)893335000 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000058121 100 $a20090915d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aLanguage learning in new English contexts$b[electronic resource] $estudies of acquisition and development /$fedited by Rita E. Silver, Christine C.M. Goh and Lubna Alsagoff 210 $aLondon ;$aNew York $cContinuum$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (228 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4411-4505-2 311 $a0-8264-9845-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; Acknowledgements; Notes on Editors and Contributors; 1. English Acquisition and Development in Multilingual Singapore; 2. Learning English in Singapore: Pronunciation Targets and Norms; 3. Talking Beyond the Here-and-Now: Preschoolers' Use of Decontextualized Language; 4. Listening Strategies of Singaporean Primary Pupils; 5. Asian Pedagogy: Scaffolding in a Singaporean English Classroom; 6. Language Development in Singapore Classrooms: A Corpus-based Description of the 'School Variety'; 7. Metaphorization in Singaporean Student Writing: A Corpus-based Study 327 $a8. The Development of the Past Tense in Singapore English9. The Contribution of Process Drama to Improved Results in English Oral Communication; 10. A Profile of an Adolescent Reader in Singapore: The Literacy Repertoire in Third Space; Afterword; Index 330 $aThis edited volume is dedicated to the exploration of English language acquisition and development outside of the largely monolingual environments of North America, the United Kingdom and Australia. Specifically, the studies investigate different facets of English language learning in Singapore, and uses this experience to forge connections with other New English contexts. Using empirical data drawn from a range of language classrooms, the contributors emphasise the place of education within a global framework of English language learning. In so doing they examine economic, social and politica 606 $aSecond language acquisition 606 $aEnglish language$xAcquisition 606 $aEnglish language$zSingapore 606 $aEnglish language$xVariation$zSingapore 606 $aEnglish language$xStudy and teaching$xForeign speakers 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aSecond language acquisition. 615 0$aEnglish language$xAcquisition. 615 0$aEnglish language 615 0$aEnglish language$xVariation 615 0$aEnglish language$xStudy and teaching$xForeign speakers. 676 $a428.0071 701 $aSilver$b Rita$0880034 701 $aGoh$b Christine Chuen Meng$0880035 701 $aLubna Alsagoff$0880036 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910459105203321 996 $aLanguage learning in new English contexts$91965094 997 $aUNINA