Developmental Psychology Arena

Handbook for Arabic Language Teaching Professionals in the 21st Century

• Edited by Kassem M. Wahba

This landmark volume offers an introduction to the field of teaching Arabic as a foreign or second language. Recent growth in student numbers and the...

Published April 25th 2006 by Routledge.

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The Neurobiology of Learning

Perspectives From Second Language Acquisition

• By John H. Schumann, Sheila E. Crowell, Nancy E. Jones, Namhee Lee, Sara Ann Schuchert

This book constitutes a timely contribution to the existing literature by presenting a relatively comprehensive, neurobiological account of certain aspects of second language acquisition. It...

Published March 22nd 2006 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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With Literacy and Justice for All

Rethinking the Social in Language and Education

• By Carole Edelsky

The third edition of With Literacy and Justice for All: Rethinking the Social in Language and Education continues to document Carole Edelsky's long involvement with...

Published March 21st 2006 by Routledge.

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DO NOT Leave Your Language Alone

The Hidden Status Agendas Within Corpus Planning in Language Policy

• By Joshua A. Fishman

This book, focused on corpus planning in language policy, provides a broad, integrative framework and also discusses multiple languages in detail. It provides readers with...

Published March 7th 2006 by Routledge.

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Dialects, Englishes, Creoles, and Education

• Edited by Shondel J. Nero

This volume brings together a multiplicity of voices--both theoretical and practical--on the complex politics, challenges, and strategies of educating students--in North America and worldwide--who are...

Published March 3rd 2006 by Routledge.

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Researching Second Language Classrooms

• By Sandra Lee McKay

This text introduces teachers to research methods they can use to examine their own classrooms in order to become more effective teachers. Becoming familiar with...

Published January 20th 2006 by Routledge.

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Ideas and Options in English for Specific Purposes

• By Helen Basturkmen

This volume presents a range of views about language, learning, and teaching in English for Specific Purposes (ESP). Its purpose is to go beyond individual...

Published November 16th 2005 by Routledge.

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Teaching World Languages for Social Justice

A Sourcebook of Principles and Practices

• By Terry A. Osborn

Teaching World Languages for Social Justice: A Sourcebook of Principles and Practices offers principles based on theory, and innovative concepts, approaches, and practices illustrated through...

Published November 9th 2005 by Routledge.

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Dialogic Approaches to TESOL

Where the Ginkgo Tree Grows

• By Shelley Wong

This book locates dialogic pedagogy within the history of TESOL approaches and methods in which the communicative approach has been the dominant paradigm. Dialogic inquiry...

Published September 26th 2005 by Routledge.

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Understanding Language Teaching

From Method to Postmethod

• By B. Kumaravadivelu

This book traces the historical development of major language teaching methods in terms of theoretical principles and classroom procedures, and provides a critical evaluation of...

Published September 7th 2005 by Routledge.

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