Foreign/Second Language Pedagogy Research (Multilingual Matters, 64)

ISBN 10: 1853590843 / ISBN 13: 9781853590849

Published by Multilingual Matters, 1991

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volume 64 Good paperback, bumped/creased with shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Standard-sized.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Foreign/Second Language Pedagogy Research (Multilingual Matters, 64)
• Publisher: Multilingual Matters
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1853590843
• ISBN 13: 9781853590849
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

The focus of this book is on foreign and second language pedagogy research. The 21 articles have been written as a tribute to the memory of Claus Faerch by colleagues and friends in his home country, Denmark, in the rest of Scandinavia (Norway, Sweden) and Finland, in Great Britain, Holland and the Federal Republic of Germany, in Canada, Israel, and the USA. Professionally these scholars span a range of interests: applied linguistics, second language acquisition, foreign language pedagogy, psycholinguistics and sociolinguistics. Some are more concerned with theory, its utility and validity, others with teacher training and more practical aspects of language learning. Most strive to integrate theory with the promotion of good language learning. Some are concerned with the teaching and learning of their mother tongue, whether as the dominant or as an immigrant language, while others teach foreign languages. The book has five sections, each of them concerned with theory and empirical studies. There are sets of articles on applied linguistics in a historical perspective, in the short and longer term; on learner language; on learner strategies and processes; on classroom research; and on the learning of pragmatic and social competence.

About the Authors

Robert Phillipson is an Emeritus Professor at Copenhagen Business School, Denmark and was awarded the UNESCO Linguapax Prize in 2010. He has published extensively on language learning, linguistic imperialism, linguistic human rights, multilingual education and language policy.

Merrill Swain is Professor Emerita at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto. She has researched and published extensively in the fields of second language learning, teaching and testing.  Her recent interests include immersion education, languaging and the inseparability of cognition and emotion.  She was President of AAAL and Vice President of AILA. She received the Distinguished Scholarship and Service Award of AAAL (2004) and received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Vaasa in Finland in 2011.