Language Awareness
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A partire dalla riflessione sull’educazione linguistica sorta e sviluppatasi nel contesto italiano (Coste, 2009), il dibattito europeo sulla valorizzazione delle risorse del plurilinguismo ha portato alla creazione di strumenti di... more
In this paper, the authors have used different definitions of ‘attention’ from the viewpoint of different scholars each of whom sees it from a certain perspective, emphasizing one aspect of it. Meanwhile, the application of attention in... more
Packed with contemporary examples from the business world, this is an exciting and engaging textbook which explains how language works in business, how to analyse it and how to use it in an informed and creative way. The book is split... more
First CELTA assignment
Foreign language education has had a long life in Portuguese schools. Indeed, by the end of the nineteen century, Latin, French, English, German and Greek were already part of the curriculum. More recently, the range of foreign languages... more
La presentazione rappresenta una carrellata di attività sulla didattica plurilingue, in particolare sul translanguaging e sulle competenze di literacy e biliteracy anche sulla base della teoria CUP (Common Underlying Proficiency) di Jim... more
Resumen: Una gramática pedagógica ha de recoger los conocimientos gramaticales relevantes para la educación lingüística y ha de mostrar cómo estos conocimientos permiten reflexionar sobre la lengua y utilizarla de forma más consciente en... more
Gestalt Therapy techniques are considered to be powerful tools for the remobilization of human growth and change. I will attempt to show that the power of these techniques lies in the fact that they are effective ways of dealing with our... more
This study examined whether differences in phonological awareness were related to differences in speech comprehensibility. Seventeen adults who learned English as a foreign language (EFL) in academic settings completed 14 tests of... more
As was the case with many newly independent African nations, Somalia was beset by a language problem whose complexity had begun well before independence and the unification of British Somaliland and Italian Somaliland in 1960. With three... more
Description Bien que le plurilinguisme soit un élément important de nos sociétés modernes, on constate que les enseignants sont souvent peu préparés à gérer les variétés de langue et la variation dans les diverses formes qu’elle peut... more
The study examines performance on an evaluation instrument for classroom use for the purpose of improving instruction that focuses on awareness of language in reading and writing. Findings are reported on the piloting of the first in a... more
Im Kontext des noch wenig erforschten frühen gleichzeitigen Einsetzens von Unterricht in zwei Fremdsprachen stellt sich die Frage, inwieweit es sinnvoll ist, bereits in der Schuleingangsphase mit Sprachvergleich zu arbeiten. Die hier... more
This article explores the interface between language play and language awareness. Grounded in an understanding of two kinds of language play, ludic language play and language play as rehearsal, it shows how the shared theoretical... more
http://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/WbNy98YIAp3y7Tb2tqJy/full The training of language teachers still follows traditional models of teachers’ competences and awareness, focusing solely on the target language. Such models are... more
Après l’exploration des coins bibliothèques de classes dans lesquelles des études de cas inspirées de l’ethnographie de la classe ont été menées en Colombie-Britannique, nous nous attacherons à montrer comment certains enseignants, dans... more
In this article we explore the role of linguistic landscapes, which refers to language on display in public spaces, in the teaching of languages and enhancing language awareness. Signage can be useful for language learners as a... more
Listening to and processing the pronunciation of speakers of different native and non-native varieties of English presents a challenge for many learners. The general consensus among authors of ELT handbooks is that teachers need to use... more
Debates about linguistic relativity commonly focus on one question: Does language affect thought? This yes-or-no question does not do justice to the complexity of Whorf’s ideas and skirts several issues of great importance to Whorf. My... more
L’étude du rôle de la conscience morphologique dans le développement de la lecture et de la reconnaissance des mots a connu ces dernières années un essor important. Depuis les quinze dernières années, un nombre grandissant de recherches... more
IF YOU CONSIDER THAT THE PRESENCE OF ALL FIVE SENSES ARE REQUIRED TO BE FULLY AWARE OF ANYTHING, THEN OUR AWARENESS DOES NOT EXTEND BEYOND OUR FARTS. MEANWHILE EVERYTHING ELSE KNOWS EVERYTHING = AWARENESS DUE TO THE ANU AND SPACE.... more
(Canada) et DILTEC/DILFOP, Université Paris 3-Sorbonne Nouvelle (France) Cette contribution, qui porte sur les représentations des langues et du fonctionnement de l'écrit chez de jeunes enfants plurilingues confrontés à divers systèmes... more
Hoy en día es importante tener conocimiento de diferentes lenguas como el inglés, francés, etc. por eso las instituciones educativas adoptan y reforman nuevos métodos de enseñanza, pero ¿es realmente suficiente enseñar francés con un... more