Eve's Pilgrimage: A Woman's Quest for the City of God - Couverture souple

Beattie, Tina

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0860123235 ISBN 13 : 9780860123231

Editeur : Burns & Oates, 2002

Synopsis

Book by Beattie Tina

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

'The editor and authors in this volume make a convincing case for focusing on advanced foreign language instruction. Importantly, they invite consideration of this focus as an opportunity to re-examine conventional definitions of the target of instruction. In so doing, readers also learn more about the theories highlighted in this volume, and their capacity to enhance our understanding of advancedness and its development within an educational context. This book thus mediates between linguistic and language learning theories and educational practice, modelling the very best of what applied linguistics has to offer. 'Diane Larsen-Freeman, Professor of Education, University of Michigan. The reality of multicultural societies and globalization has increased the demand for language abilities that far exceed those that have typically been associated with communicative competence in a second language. This book examines the acquisition of advanced levels of ability in three parts: theoretical; descriptive; and instructional. It moves beyond the traditional constraints of second language acquisition research by linking systemic functional linguistics and sociocultural theory. The contributors draw primarily on the work of Halliday, Vygotsky and Bakhtin, as well as empirical data from the language classroom, to suggest practical applications towards advanced literacy and linguistic competence. Advanced Language Learning will be of interest to academics researching systemic functional linguistics, second language acquisition and applied linguistics.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Tina Beattie is married with four children. After taking a degree in Theology and Bristol University, she moved on to study for a PhD on 'Images of Mary.' She is Lecturer in Christian Studies at the University of Surrey, Roehampton.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Burns & Oates
• Date d'édition: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0860123235
• ISBN 13: 9780860123231
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 238