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1 online resource |
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Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2193-7648 |
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Second language learning and teaching, 2193-7648
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| Contents |
Preface; Contents; About the Editors and Contributors; Challenges of Language Teaching and Learning; 1 Mission in English Language Teaching: Why and Why Not?; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Three Cases; 3 Playing the Roles of ELT "Missionaries"; 3.1 Sue: An Enthusiastic "Missionary"; 3.2 Geoff: An Arrogant "Missionary"; 4 Coping with ELT "Missionaries"; 4.1 Oleg: Co-operation with Resistance; 4.2 Liza: Co-operation with Dignity; 5 Liberating Ourselves from the "Missionary" Approach in ELT; 6 Conclusion; References; 2 How to Deal with Applications in Foreign Language Learning and Teaching (FLLT) |
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Abstract1 Introduction; 2 The Nature of the Problem; 3 Linguistics as an Authority in Language Teaching; 3.1 Cracks in the Relationship; 3.2 Signs of Change; 4 Applied Linguistics as a Mediator; 5 SLA and Language Pedagogy; 6 Emancipation of Foreign Language Teaching; 6.1 Focus on the Specific Phenomenon in Question; 7 Applications in Their Technical Meaning; 8 Conclusions; References; 3 Evaluating Language Courses at Foreign Language University Centers; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 European Union Foreign Language Policy Recommendations; 3 Educational Programmes and Mobility Projects |
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4 Foreign Language Instruction in Foreign Language University Centers5 Problems and Challenges of Tertiary Level FL Instruction in Poland Using the Example of the University of Silesia: A Study; 5.1 Participants, Instruments and Procedure; 5.2 Results and Discussion; 5.2.1 Problem Areas Diagnosed by the Coordinator: Discussion (Stage 1); 5.2.2 Assessment of FL Instruction from the Teachers' and Students' Perspectives: Data Presentation and Discussion (Stage 2); 6 Conclusions and Implications: Implementing Changes in FL Instruction at the University of Silesia |
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Appendix 1: Student satisfaction questionnaire results: quantitative data (no 498) (translated from Polish) (all the data is given in percentages)Appendix 2: Teacher satisfaction questionnaire: quantitative data (no 48) (translated from Polish) (all the data is given in percentages); References; 4 Emotion as the Amplifier and the Primary Motive: Some Theories of Emotion with Relevance to Language Learning; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Emotion Theory in Positive Psychology; 2.1 Positive Emotions and a Mix of Emotions; 2.2 The Roles of Negative Emotions; 2.3 Flow; 2.4 Resilience |
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2.5 Emotional Intelligence3 Emotion Theory in Social Psychology; 4 Emotion Theory in Social Constructivism; 4.1 Averill's Concept of Transitory Social Roles; 4.2 Linguistic Approaches to Social Constructivism; 5 Emotion Theory in Social Constructionism; 5.1 Strong and Weak Forms; 5.2 Role of Social Practices in Constructing Emotions; 6 Emotion Theory in Existential Psychotherapy; 7 Implications for Language Learners; References; 5 Speech and Its Silent Partner: Gesture in Communication and Language Learning; Abstract; 1 Introduction |
| Summary |
This edited collection brings together papers by eminent scholars who attempt to demonstrate how challenges can most successfully be ameliorated with an eye to enhancing the effectiveness of the processes of language teaching and learning. In Part One, emphasis is placed on challenges that second language education has to face, both those more general, dealing with language policy issues, and those more specific, concerned with instructional options in the language classroom. Part Two focuses on challenges involved in researching the processes of teaching and learning in the second and foreign languages classroom, both with respect to research methodology and efforts to tap some variables impinging upon the effects of instruction. Finally, Part Three is devoted to challenges involved in second and foreign language teacher education, the quality of which to a large extent determines the outcomes of second language education in any educational context |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed September 25, 2017) |
| Subject |
Language and languages -- Study and teaching.
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Second language acquisition.
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Language: reference & general.
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Language teaching & learning (other than ELT)
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- General.
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ANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Study & Teaching.
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Language and languages -- Study and teaching
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Second language acquisition
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Festschriften
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Festschriften.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Pawlak, Mirosław, editor.
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Mystkowska-Wiertelak, Anna, editor.
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Drozdział-Szelest, Krystyna, honouree
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| ISBN |
9783319669755 |
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3319669753 |
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