Provides concise, up-to-date overviews of key topics, a variety of staggered tasks, and 18 case studies for in-depth discussions and more.

This book, written by leading practitioners, brings together a comprehensive overview of TESOL.

A comprehensive and up-to-date textbook that brings applied linguistics alive while preparing students for the field with hands-on practice.

This Companion presents new essays covering the one hundred and fifty year history of the African American novel.

This volume provides an up-to-date and comprehensive coverage of second language learning. The focus throughout the book is primarily on language learning, but each chapter also discusses the implications for teaching and assessment, thus informing both understanding and practice. The book contains nine sections, which aim to organise and reflect different dimensions of the diverse and complex scope of learning English as a second or additional language. Four themes which permeate the chapters are: learning and learners; learning and language; learning and language development; learning and learning context. The 36 chapters are up-to-date and authoritative, written by experts in the field. The content is accessibly written, with questions for discussion and follow-up reading suggestions provided.

Introduces Xenophon's writings and their importance for Western culture, while explaining the main scholarly controversies.

This collection of original articles provides an overview of key issues and approaches in contemporary language teaching.

An up-to-date, contextualized assessment of the impact of the 'festivalization' of culture around the world.

Section 1.Foundations of language and intercultural communication --section 2.Core themes and issues: verbal and nonverbal communications and culture --section 3.Theory into practice: towards intercultural (communicative) competence and citizenship --section 4.Language and intercultural communication in context --section 5.New debates and future directions. - A comprehensive introduction to the multidisciplinary field of intercultural communication, drawing on the expertise of leading scholars from diverse backgrounds.

"The Cambridge Guide to Second Language Assessment aims to present in one volume an up-to-date guide to the central areas of assessing the second language performance of English by speakers of other languages. This volume provides snapshots of significant issues and trends that have shaped language assessment in the past and highlights the current state of our understanding of these issues"--