Perspectives on Foreign Language Learning
Perspectives on Foreign Language Learning
Contributor(s): Weronika Szubko-Sitarek (Editor), Łukasz Salski (Editor)
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Foreign languages learning
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: foreign language learning;teaching;foreign language writing;TESOL;CLT classroom;phonological processing deficit;developmental dyslexia;SBI;Digital Learning Media;intercultural competence;contrastive rhetoric;intercultural rhetoric;ESL;EFL
Summary/Abstract: With the ever-growing need for intercultural communication, foreign language learning and teaching has become such a vast field of study and practice, that it is more and more important to investigate its particular specialized areas. Perspectives on Foreign Language Learning is devoted to three such areas. First, it looks into foreign language writing, which cannot be neglected in the language classroom because of the undeniable role of writing in the present-day world. Two other, related, focal points are culture, which has always been considered important by language educators, and media, whose role in modem communication is indisputable. Finally, the volume deals with issues related to foreign language classroom, where most language teaching and learning still takes place.We hope that the present selection of papers, written by leading Polish and foreign specialists and representing state-of-the-art research, will be of interest to both theoreticians and practitioners.
- Print-ISBN-13: 978-83-7969-032-9
- Page Count: 344
- Publication Year: 2013
- Language: English
ESL and EFL Writing Instruction: Challenges and opportunities
ESL and EFL Writing Instruction: Challenges and opportunities
(ESL and EFL Writing Instruction: Challenges and opportunities)
- Author(s):Melinda Reichelt
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Foreign languages learning
- Page Range:9-21
- No. of Pages:13
- Keywords:ESL;EFL;writing instruction
Writing curricula design: Aims and practices
Writing curricula design: Aims and practices
(Writing curricula design: Aims and practices)
- Author(s):Mira Bekar
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Foreign languages learning
- Page Range:23-31
- No. of Pages:9
- Keywords:writing;curricula design;aims and practices
From contrastive rhetoric to intercultural rhetoric: Why intercultural rhetoric needs to reframe the concept of culture
From contrastive rhetoric to intercultural rhetoric: Why intercultural rhetoric needs to reframe the concept of culture
(From contrastive rhetoric to intercultural rhetoric: Why intercultural rhetoric needs to reframe the concept of culture)
- Author(s):Iga Maria Lehman
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Foreign languages learning
- Page Range:33-49
- No. of Pages:17
- Keywords:contrastive rhetoric;intercultural rhetoric;concept of culture
Writing strategies employed by advanced learners of English - a questionnaire study
Writing strategies employed by advanced learners of English - a questionnaire study
(Writing strategies employed by advanced learners of English - a questionnaire study)
- Author(s):Olga Trendak
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Foreign languages learning
- Page Range:51-70
- No. of Pages:20
- Keywords:writing strategies;advanced learners of English;questionnaire study
A Quantitative Corpus-based Analysis of Linking Adverbials in Students’ Academic Writing
A Quantitative Corpus-based Analysis of Linking Adverbials in Students’ Academic Writing
(A Quantitative Corpus-based Analysis of Linking Adverbials in Students’ Academic Writing)
- Author(s):Łukasz Wodarczyk
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Foreign languages learning
- Page Range:71-88
- No. of Pages:18
- Keywords:quantitative corpus-based analysis;linking adverbials;students’ academic writing
Teaching writing for high-stakes exams using communicative language teaching methods
Teaching writing for high-stakes exams using communicative language teaching methods
(Teaching writing for high-stakes exams using communicative language teaching methods)
- Author(s):Melanie Rockenhaus
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Foreign languages learning
- Page Range:89-101
- No. of Pages:13
- Keywords:teaching writing;high-stakes exams;communicative language teaching methods
Internet collaborative projects as an effective educational method in teaching writing
Internet collaborative projects as an effective educational method in teaching writing
(Internet collaborative projects as an effective educational method in teaching writing)
- Author(s):Nataliya Samoylenko
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Foreign languages learning
- Page Range:103-111
- No. of Pages:9
- Keywords:internet collaborative projects;effective educational method;teaching writing
Implementing personalizing approach in teaching academic writing
Implementing personalizing approach in teaching academic writing
(Implementing personalizing approach in teaching academic writing)
- Author(s):Larysa Sanotska
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Foreign languages learning
- Page Range:113-121
- No. of Pages:9
- Keywords:implementing personalizing approach;teaching;academic writing
Foreign Language Learners’ Perception of their Intercultural Competence and their Language Performance
Foreign Language Learners’ Perception of their Intercultural Competence
and their Language Performance
(Foreign Language Learners’ Perception of their Intercultural Competence
and their Language Performance)
- Author(s):Katarzyna Piątkowska
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Foreign languages learning
- Page Range:123-141
- No. of Pages:19
- Keywords:foreign language learners’ perception;intercultural competence;language performance
Discourse completion test as a tool for the development of intercultural competence
Discourse completion test
as a tool for the development of intercultural competence
(Discourse completion test
as a tool for the development of intercultural competence)
- Author(s):Agata Klimczak-Pawlak
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Foreign languages learning
- Page Range:143-153
- No. of Pages:11
- Keywords:discourse completion test;tool for the development;intercultural competence
Relevance of Linguistic Landscape to Intercultural Competence Development in the context of Situated Learning
Relevance of Linguistic Landscape to Intercultural Competence Development in the context of Situated Learning
(Relevance of Linguistic Landscape to Intercultural Competence Development in the context of Situated Learning)
- Author(s):Jacek Tadeusz Waliński
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Foreign languages learning
- Page Range:155-166
- No. of Pages:12
- Keywords:relevance of linguistic landscape;intercultural competence development;context of situated learning
Virtual worlds, Internet resources, motivation: The results of a research project
Virtual worlds, Internet resources, motivation: The results of a research project
(Virtual worlds, Internet resources, motivation: The results of a research project)
- Author(s):Mariusz Kruk
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Foreign languages learning
- Page Range:167-182
- No. of Pages:12
- Keywords:virtual worlds;internet resources;motivation;results of a research project
Classroom Research and the Digital Learning Media
Classroom Research and the Digital Learning Media
(Classroom Research and the Digital Learning Media)
- Author(s):Przemysław Krakowian
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Foreign languages learning
- Page Range:183-192
- No. of Pages:10
- Keywords:classroom research;digital learning media
Researching grammar learning strategies: Combining the macro- and micro-perspective
Researching grammar learning strategies: Combining the macro- and micro-perspective
(Researching grammar learning strategies: Combining the macro- and micro-perspective)
- Author(s):Mirosław Pawlak
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Foreign languages learning
- Page Range:193-211
- No. of Pages:19
- Keywords:researching grammar learning strategies;macroperspective;microperspective
Testing the use of grammar: Beyond grammatical accuracy
Testing the use of grammar:
Beyond grammatical accuracy
(Testing the use of grammar:
Beyond grammatical accuracy)
- Author(s):Jakub Bielak, Mirosław Pawlak, Anna Mystkowska-Wiertelak
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Foreign languages learning
- Page Range:213-231
- No. of Pages:19
- Keywords:testing;use of grammar;grammatical accuracy
Implementing SBI in the foreign language classroom - mission (im)possible?
Implementing SBI in the foreign language classroom - mission (im)possible?
(Implementing SBI in the foreign language classroom - mission (im)possible?)
- Author(s):Olga Trendak
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Foreign languages learning
- Page Range:233-244
- No. of Pages:12
- Keywords:implementing;SBI;foreign language classroom
Learning English pronunciation in and outside the classroom: Psychopedagogic considerations
Learning English pronunciation in and outside the classroom: Psychopedagogic considerations
(Learning English pronunciation in and outside the classroom: Psychopedagogic considerations)
- Author(s):Halina Majer
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Foreign languages learning
- Page Range:245-255
- No. of Pages:11
- Keywords:learning English pronunciation;outside the classroom;psychopedagogic considerations
Phonological processing deficit - a culprit behind developmental dyslexia?
Phonological processing deficit - a culprit behind developmental dyslexia?
(Phonological processing deficit - a culprit behind developmental dyslexia?)
- Author(s):Patrycja Ostrogska
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Foreign languages learning
- Page Range:257-274
- No. of Pages:18
- Keywords:phonological processing deficit;developmental dyslexia;culprit
Advanced Students’ Oral Fluency: The Neglected Component in the CLT Classroom?
Advanced Students’ Oral Fluency: The Neglected Component in the CLT Classroom?
(Advanced Students’ Oral Fluency: The Neglected Component in the CLT Classroom?)
- Author(s):Marek Molenda
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Foreign languages learning
- Page Range:275-289
- No. of Pages:15
- Keywords:advanced students’ oral fluency;neglected component;CLT classroom
Managing discourse in conversation during lessons of Polish as a foreign language
Managing discourse in conversation during lessons of Polish as a foreign language
(Managing discourse in conversation during lessons of Polish as a foreign language)
- Author(s):Grażyna Zarzycka
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Foreign languages learning
- Page Range:291-313
- No. of Pages:23
- Keywords:managing discourse;conversation during lessons;Polish as a foreign language
Emergent literacy and numeracy - preparation for reading, writing and mathematics
Emergent literacy and numeracy - preparation for reading, writing and mathematics
(Emergent literacy and numeracy - preparation for reading, writing and mathematics)
- Author(s):Edward Gillian, Bogna Ferensztajn, Bożena Franków-Czerwonko, Urszula Paradowska
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Foreign languages learning
- Page Range:315-327
- No. of Pages:13
- Keywords:literacy;numeracy;reading;writing;mathematics
Identity performance in a TESOL classroom
Identity performance in a TESOL classroom
(Identity performance in a TESOL classroom)
- Author(s):Kamila Ciepiela
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Foreign languages learning
- Page Range:329-344
- No. of Pages:16
- Keywords:identity performance;TESOL classroom
