A Study of Attitudes of Dialect Speakers Towards the Speak Mandarin Campaign in Singapore / / by Patrick Chin Leong Ng |
Autore | Ng Patrick Chin Leong |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2017.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XV, 81 p. 1 illus.) |
Disciplina | 495.15 |
Collana | SpringerBriefs in Linguistics |
Soggetto topico |
Applied linguistics
Chinese language Sociolinguistics Applied Linguistics Chinese |
ISBN | 9789811034435 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Review of literature on Planning for Language -- Chapter 3 Singapore: The contextual background -- Chapter 4 Review of literature on the Speak Mandarin Campaign (SMC) -- Chapter 5 Quantitative analysis: Reported language use and attitudes -- Chapter 6 Qualitative analysis: Views towards the Speak Mandarin Campaign -- Chapter 7 Conclusion. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910163094403321 |
Ng Patrick Chin Leong
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A Study on Professional Development of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language in Institutions of Higher Education in Western China / / by Yuhong Jiang |
Autore | Jiang Yuhong |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2017.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XXIV, 437 p. 6 illus.) |
Disciplina | 370.711 |
Soggetto topico |
Teaching
Applied linguistics Educational psychology Philosophy and social sciences Teaching and Teacher Education Applied Linguistics Pedagogic Psychology Philosophy of Education |
ISBN | 3-662-53637-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1 An Overview of the Research Background of English Teachers’ Professional Development in the Context of English Language Teaching Reform and Teacher Education Reform in China -- Chapter 2 A Brief Review of the Present Situation and Dilemma of English Teacher Education and Development in Western China -- Chapter 3 A Study on the Features of Pre-service English Teachers’ Reflection -- Chapter 4 Solving Dilemmas through Collaborative Reflection for Pre-service English Teachers during the Practicum -- Chapter 5 A Comparative Study on In-service and Pre-service Teacher Efficacy -- Chapter 6 Bases for Teacher Expectations: From the Teacher’s Perspective -- Chapter 7 A Study of the Discrepancy between Planning Decisions and Interactive Decisions Made by Teachers in English Classrooms -- Chapter 8 English Teacher Learning in Communities of Practice -- Chapter 9 A Narrative Inquiry into Professional Identity Construction and Development of English Teachers in Western China -- Chapter 10 A Study on the Relationship between English Teachers’ Job Satisfaction and Job Burnout. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910151858603321 |
Jiang Yuhong
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Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017 | ||
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Studying Second Language Acquisition from a Qualitative Perspective / / edited by Danuta Gabryś-Barker, Adam Wojtaszek |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2014.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (219 p.) |
Disciplina |
407.1
410 |
Collana | Second Language Learning and Teaching |
Soggetto topico |
Applied linguistics
Language and education Applied Linguistics Language Education |
ISBN | 3-319-08353-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introducing qualitative research -- Qualitative methods in studying second language acquisition -- Complementary quantitative and qualitative methods in studying second language acquisition. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910483183003321 |
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Systematic Approaches to Argument by Analogy / / edited by Henrique Jales Ribeiro |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2014.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (298 p.) |
Disciplina | 169 |
Collana | Argumentation Library |
Soggetto topico |
Applied linguistics
Language and languages—Philosophy Law—Philosophy Law Communication Language and education Applied Linguistics Philosophy of Language Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History Communication Studies Language Education |
ISBN | 3-319-06334-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction; Henrique Jales Ribeiro -- Part I: Theoretical Approaches to Argument by Analogy -- Argumentation Schemes for Argument from Analogy; Douglas N. Walton -- Argumentation by Analogy in Stereotypical Argumentative Patterns; Frans H. van Eemeren and Bart Garssen -- The Uses of Analogy; Lilian Bermejo-Luque -- Analogy and Redefinition; Fabrizio Macagno -- Arguments from Parallel Reasoning; Jan Albert van Laar -- A Systematic Review of Classifications of Arguments by Analogy; André Juthe -- Messing Up the Mind? Analogical Reasoning with Metaphors; Eugen Fischer -- Part 2: Applied Approaches to Argument by Analogy -- How To Make Figures Talk: Comparative Arguments in TV Election Night Specials; Marianne Doury -- Analogical Argumentation in Text Genres: Empirical Studies; Rosalice Pinto -- Classical Fables as Arguments: Narration and Analogy; Paula Olmos -- Analogies in Scientific Explanations: Coancept Formation by Analogies in Cultural Evolutionary Theory; Christian Feldbacher -- Analogy and Interpretation in Legal Argumentation; Damiano Canale and Giovanni Tuzet -- Analogy Legis and Analogy Iuris: An Overview from a Rhetorical Perspective; Giovanni Damele -- Analogical Reasoning in Clinical Practice; Nino Guallart Forés -- The Role of Analogy in Philosophical Discourse; Henrique Jales Ribeiro -- About the Authors -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910483159603321 |
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Taking Offence on Social Media : Conviviality and Communication on Facebook / / by Caroline Tagg, Philip Seargeant, Amy Aisha Brown |
Autore | Tagg Caroline |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2017.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (139 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 302.2 |
Collana | Palgrave Pivot |
Soggetto topico |
Applied linguistics
Sociolinguistics Discourse analysis Social media Communication Applied Linguistics Discourse Analysis Social Media Media and Communication |
ISBN | 3-319-56717-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1. Creating Facebook: A Study of Online Conflict and Conviviality -- Chapter 2. Online Communication as Context Design -- Chapter 3. Giving and Taking Offence: Theoretical and Empirical Approaches -- Chapter 4. Social Media and Intradiverse Networks -- Chapter 5. The Impact of Intradiversity on Online Offence -- Chapter 6. Constructing Conviviality in Online Interaction. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910252722303321 |
Tagg Caroline
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2017 | ||
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Teacher Beliefs as a Complex System: English Language Teachers in China / / by Hongying Zheng |
Autore | Zheng Hongying |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2015.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvii, 170 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 420.7051 |
Collana | English Language Education |
Soggetto topico |
Language and education
Teaching Applied linguistics Curriculums (Courses of study) Education—Curricula Language Education Teaching and Teacher Education Applied Linguistics Curriculum Studies |
ISBN | 3-319-23009-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Figures and Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1 Aims and rationale -- 1.2 Methodological design -- 1.3 The significance -- 1.4 Overview of the study -- 2. Approaching Teachers’ beliefs from a perspective of complexity theory -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Definition of teacher beliefs -- 2.3 Introduction to language teacher beliefs -- 2.4 Complexity theory as a tool for understanding the relationship between beliefs, practice and contexts -- 2.5 Theoretical framework of the study -- 2.6 Analytical framework of the study -- 2.7 Conclusion -- 3. Chinese ELT context and EFL teachers -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Socio-economic contexts of Chinese educational reform -- 3.3 Chinese educational reform in the 21st century -- 3.4 Chinese EFL teachers’ dilemmas -- 3.5 Chinese EFL teachers’ professional development -- 3.6 Conclusion -- 4. Complex features of Chinese EFL teachers’ beliefs about EFL teaching -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Heterogeneity of the teachers’ professed beliefs about EFL teaching and learning -- 4.3 Interactive features of the teachers’ professed beliefs -- 4.4 Conclusion -- 5. Interactive dynamics between EFL teachers’ beliefs and practice -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Major types of the teachers’ practices and the teachers’ beliefs in practice -- 5.3 Analysis of the interactions between the teachers’ beliefs and practice -- 5. 4 Dynamic features of the teachers’ beliefs -- 5.5 Conclusion -- 6. Adaptive dynamics between EFL teachers’ beliefs and contexts -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Openness of the teachers’ belief systems -- 6.3 The mechanism of adaptation of the teachers’ complex belief system -- 6.4 Self-organisation of the teachers’ complex belief system -- 6.5 Conclusion -- 7. Complex features and co-adaptive mechanism of EFL teachers’ belief systems -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Heterogeneous belief systems -- 7.3 Interactive dynamic belief systems -- 7.4 Open and co-adaptive belief systems -- 7.5 Making sense of the teachers’ belief systems: dynamic stability and self-organisation -- 7.6 Conclusion -- 8. Conclusion -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Theoretical implications -- 8.3 Methodological implications -- 8.4 Pedagogical implications -- 8.5 Implications for further research. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910483832303321 |
Zheng Hongying
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015 | ||
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Teacher Development in Technology-Enhanced Language Teaching / / by Jeong-Bae Son |
Autore | Son Jeong-Bae |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2018.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (241 pages) |
Disciplina | 418.0071 |
Soggetto topico |
Applied linguistics
Language and languages—Study and teaching Educational technology Language and education English language Applied Linguistics Language Teaching Educational Technology Language Education Technology and Digital Education English |
ISBN | 3-319-75711-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Part A: Language Teachers in CALL Environments -- Chapter 1: Technology and Language Teacher Education; Chapter 2: Teachers’ Roles in the CALL Classroom -- Chapter 3: Teachers’ Competencies in CALL -- Chapter 4: CALL Teacher Development -- Part B: Approaches and Tasks -- Chapter 5: Role-Based Approach -- Chapter 6: Language Skill-Based Approach -- Chapter 7: Tool-Based Approach -- Chapter 8: Activity-Based Approach -- Part C: Resources -- Chapter 9: Some Scenarios for Teacher Development -- Chapter 10: A Bibliography of CALL: Teachers -- Chapter 11: Teacher Development Resources. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910300597203321 |
Son Jeong-Bae
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2018 | ||
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Teaching and Learning Chinese in Schools : Case Studies in Quality Language Education / / by Robyn Moloney, Hui Ling Xu |
Autore | Moloney Robyn |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2018.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Pivot, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XVII, 102 p. 10 illus.) |
Disciplina | 495.1 |
Collana | Palgrave Studies in Teaching and Learning Chinese |
Soggetto topico |
Asia - Languages
Applied linguistics Language and languages - Study and teaching Oriental languages Asian Languages Applied Linguistics Language Education Language Teaching and Learning Oriental or Semitic Languages |
ISBN | 3-319-89372-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1: Identifying Quality Teaching In Chinese -- Chapter 2: Primary School Chinese Teaching: Developing the Child -- Chapter 3: Secondary School Chinese Teaching: Motivating the Adolescent -- Chapter 4: The Use of Digital Technologies in Quality Teaching of Chinese -- Chapter 5: Quality Teaching in Different Contexts: What Can We Learn From these Case Studies? |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910300581203321 |
Moloney Robyn
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Pivot, , 2018 | ||
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Teaching and Researching the Pronunciation of English : Studies in Honour of Włodzimierz Sobkowiak / / edited by Ewa Waniek-Klimczak, Mirosław Pawlak |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2015.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (252 p.) |
Disciplina |
407.1
410 |
Collana | Second Language Learning and Teaching |
Soggetto topico |
Applied linguistics
Language and education Applied Linguistics Language Education |
ISBN | 3-319-11092-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Notes on Contributors""; ""Part ITeaching the Pronunciationof English""; ""1 Exploring Advanced Learners' Beliefs About Pronunciation Instruction and Their Relationship with Attainment""; ""Abstract""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Previous Research on Beliefs About Pronunciation Learning and Teaching""; ""3 The Study""; ""3.1 Aims and Research Questions""; ""3.2 Participants""; ""3.3 Data Collection and Analysis""; ""3.4 Research Findings""; ""4 Discussion""; ""5 Conclusion""; ""References""
""2 `Polglish' in Polish Eyes: What English Studies Majors Think About Their Pronunciation in English""""Abstract""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 The Study""; ""2.1 Methods""; ""2.1.1 Participants""; ""2.1.2 Participant Language Proficiency Profile""; ""2.1.3 Questionnaire Items Analysed in the Study""; ""2.2 Results and Analysis""; ""3 Discussion""; ""4 Conclusion""; ""References""; ""3 Teaching English Phonetics with a Learner Response System""; ""Abstract""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Introduction to Learner Response Systems or Clickers""; ""3 Clickers and Second Language Teaching/Learning"" ""4 Methods""""4.1 Participants""; ""4.2 Procedures""; ""4.3 Instruments""; ""4.3.1 Word Stress Test""; ""4.3.2 RP/GA Test""; ""4.3.3 Measurement of Students' Attitudes""; ""4.4 Treatment""; ""4.5 Findings""; ""4.5.1 Presentation and Discussion of Quantitative Data""; ""4.5.2 Results of the Word Stress Test""; ""4.5.3 Results of the RP/GA Test""; ""4.5.4 Presentation and Discussion of Qualitative Data""; ""4.5.5 Class Observations""; ""4.5.6 Results of the Written Measure of Students' Attitudes---Part 1: Open Questions"" ""4.5.7 Results of the Written Measure of Students' Attitudes---Part 2: Questionnaire""""4.5.8 Semi-structured Interview""; ""5 Conclusions""; ""A.x(118). Appendix""; ""References""; ""4 Teaching English Pronunciation Online to Swedish Primary-School Teachers""; ""Abstract""; ""1 Introduction""; ""1.1 English Teachers in Sweden""; ""1.2 English Pronunciation in Swedish Schools""; ""1.3 Swedish Accent of English""; ""1.4 Teaching Pronunciation Online""; ""2 The Course""; ""2.1 Course""; ""2.2 Students""; ""2.3 Course Materials and Technologies""; ""2.4 Strategies""; ""2.4.1 Needs Analysis"" ""2.4.2 Individual Feedback from the Needs Analysis""""2.4.3 Texts Explaining the Pronunciation of Specific Sounds""; ""2.4.4 Web-Based Audio Lectures on these Texts""; ""2.4.5 Web-Based Lectures on English Articulatory Phonetics and Reading the IPA""; ""2.4.6 Perception Practice Activities""; ""2.4.7 Production Practice Activities""; ""2.4.8 Peer Feedback""; ""2.4.9 Second Feedback Session""; ""3 Results""; ""3.1 Student Experience""; ""3.2 Outcome of Course""; ""4 Conclusions""; ""References""; ""5 English Phonetic and Pronunciation Resources for Polish Learners in the Past and at Present"" ""Abstract"" |
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Teaching Business Discourse / / by Cornelia Ilie, Catherine Nickerson, Brigitte Planken |
Autore | Ilie Cornelia |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2019.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2019 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (197 pages) |
Disciplina | 808.06665 |
Collana | Research and Practice in Applied Linguistics |
Soggetto topico |
Applied linguistics
English language Pragmatics Discourse analysis Public relations Language and languages—Study and teaching Applied Linguistics English Discourse Analysis Corporate Communication/Public Relations Language Teaching |
ISBN | 3-319-96475-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Part I: An Introduction to Teaching Business Discourse -- Chapter 1. What is Business Discourse Teaching -- Chapter 2. The Future of Business Discourse Teaching -- Chapter 3. Research Methodologies and Business Discourse Teaching -- Part II: Projects & Materials -- Chapter 4. Research and Client-based projects -- Chapter 5. Consultancy-based projects -- Chapter 6. Business Discourse Teaching Materials -- Part III: Business Discourse at the Practice-Classroom Interface -- Chapter 7. Learners and Business Discourse Learning Outcomes -- Chapter 8. Interviews with Business Discourse Teachers -- Chapter 9. Case Studies in Teaching -- Part IV: A Guide to Resources for Business Discourse Teaching -- Chapter 10. A Guide to Resources for Business Discourse Teaching. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910337731303321 |
Ilie Cornelia
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