Language learning in new English contexts [[electronic resource] ] : studies of acquisition and development / / edited by Rita E. Silver, Christine C.M. Goh and Lubna Alsagoff

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Continuum, c2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (228 p.)
• Disciplina: 428.0071
• Soggetto topico: Second language acquisition; English language - Acquisition; English language - Singapore; English language - Variation - Singapore; English language - Study and teaching - Foreign speakers
• Altri autori: SilverRita GohChristine Chuen Meng Lubna Alsagoff
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; 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 ; 8. 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
• Sommario/riassunto: This 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Language learning in new English contexts
• ISBN: 1-282-87489-6; 9786612874895; 1-4411-5152-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910785492203321
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