The Importance Of Learning A Foreign Language In A Changing Society
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Author | : Emanuel Alvarez-Sandoval |
Publisher | : iUniverse |
Total Pages | : 124 |
Release | : 2005-06 |
Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | : 0595348211 |
"This study showed the attitudes of a selected group of Hispanic-American and Caucasian-American high school students toward the importance of learning a foreign language and toward high school exchange programs"--Page 80.
Author | : Edward Trimnell |
Publisher | : Beechmont Crest Pub |
Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | : 9780974833019 |
"The first half of this book examines the commercial, social, and political implications of American monolingualism. The second half of the book explores the techniques and tools that a working professional can use to acqure functional skills in a new language."--Back cover.
Author | : Nicola McLelland |
Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 2017-07-14 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 131723023X |
Teaching and Learning Foreign Languages provides a comprehensive history of language teaching and learning in the UK from its earliest beginnings to the year 2000. McLelland offers the first history of the social context of foreign language education in Britain, as well as an overview of changing approaches, methods and techniques in language teaching and learning. The important impact of classroom-external factors on developments in language teaching and learning is also taken into account, particularly regarding the policies and public examination requirements of the 20th century. Beginning with a chronological overview of language teaching and learning in Britain, McLelland explores which languages were learned when, why and by whom, before examining the social history of language teaching and learning in greater detail, addressing topics including the status that language learning and teaching have held in society. McLelland also provides a history of how languages have been taught, contrasting historical developments with current orthodoxies of language teaching. Experiences outside school are discussed with reference to examples from adult education, teach-yourself courses and military language learning. Providing an accessible, authoritative history of language education in Britain, Teaching and Learning Foreign Languages will appeal to academics and postgraduate students engaged in the history of education and language learning across the world. The book will also be of interest to teacher educators, trainee and practising teachers, policymakers and curriculum developers.
Author | : Raúl Ruiz Cecilia |
Publisher | : Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2019-01-15 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 1527525473 |
Language teaching approaches, methods and procedures are constantly undergoing reassessment. New ideas keep emerging as the growing complexity of the means of communication and the opportunities created by technology put language skills to new uses. In addition, the political, social and economic impact of globalisation, the new demands of the labour market that result from it, the pursuit of competitiveness, the challenges of intercultural communication and the diversification of culture have opened new perspectives on the central role that foreign languages have come to play in the development of contemporary societies. This book provides an insight into the latest developments in the field and discusses the new trends in foreign language teaching in four major areas, namely methods and approaches, teacher training, innovation in the classroom, and evaluation and assessment.
Author | : Nicholas Ostler |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 353 |
Release | : 2010-11-23 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 0802717713 |
Examines the rise and fall of English as the most widely spoken language in human history and discusses what language will overtake its dominance as English-speaking nations are challenged by the rising wealth of Brazil, Russia, India and China.
Author | : California. Curriculum Development and Supplemental Materials Commission |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 76 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Curriculum evaluation |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Modern Language Association of America |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 368 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : |
Provides information on stylistic aspects of research papers, theses, and dissertations, including sections on writing fundamentals, MLA documentation style, and copyright law.
Author | : Kat— Lomb |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 220 |
Release | : 2008-01-01 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 1606437062 |
KAT LOMB (1909-2003) was one of the great polyglots of the 20th century. A translator and one of the first simultaneous interpreters in the world, Lomb worked in 16 languages for state and business concerns in her native Hungary. She achieved further fame by writing books on languages, interpreting, and polyglots. Polyglot: How I Learn Languages, first published in 1970, is a collection of anecdotes and reflections on language learning. Because Dr. Lomb learned her languages as an adult, after getting a PhD in chemistry, the methods she used will be of particular interest to adult learners who want to master a foreign language.
Author | : Lauren Collins |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 258 |
Release | : 2017-11-07 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 014311073X |
A language barrier is no match for love. Lauren Collins discovered this firsthand when, in her early thirties, she moved to London and fell for a Frenchman named Olivier—a surprising turn of events for someone who didn’t have a passport until she was in college. But what does it mean to love someone in a second language? Collins wonders, as her relationship with Olivier continues to grow entirely in English. Are there things she doesn’t understand about Olivier, having never spoken to him in his native tongue? Does “I love you” even mean the same thing as “je t’aime”? When the couple, newly married, relocates to Francophone Geneva, Collins—fearful of one day becoming "a Borat of a mother" who doesn’t understand her own kids—decides to answer her questions for herself by learning French. When in French is a laugh-out-loud funny and surprising memoir about the lengths we go to for love, as well as an exploration across culture and history into how we learn languages—and what they say about who we are. Collins grapples with the complexities of the French language, enduring excruciating role-playing games with her classmates at a Swiss language school and accidently telling her mother-in-law that she’s given birth to a coffee machine. In learning French, Collins must wrestle with the very nature of French identity and society—which, it turns out, is a far cry from life back home in North Carolina. Plumbing the mysterious depths of humanity’s many forms of language, Collins describes with great style and wicked humor the frustrations, embarrassments, surprises, and, finally, joys of learning—and living in—French.
Author | : Kathleen Stein-Smith |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 126 |
Release | : 2016-08-24 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 3319341596 |
This volume explores why Americans are among the least likely in the world to speak another language and how this U.S. foreign language deficit negatively impacts national and economic security, business and career prospects. Stein-Smith exposes how individuals are disadvantaged through their inability to effectively navigate the global workplace and multicultural communities, how their career options are limited by the foreign language deficit, and even how their ability to enjoy travel abroad and cultural pursuits is diminished. Through exploring the impact of the U.S. foreign language deficit, the author speaks to the stakeholders and partners in the campaign for foreign languages, offering guidance on what can and should be done to address it. She examines the next steps needed to develop specific career pathways that will meet the current and future needs of government, business, and industry, and empower foreign language learners through curriculum and career preparation.