Mark Wilson presents a highly original and broad-ranging
investigation of the way we get to grips with the world conceptually,
and the way that philosophical problems commonly arise from this. He
combines traditional philosophical concerns about human conceptual
thinking with illuminating data
derived from a large variety of
fields including physics and applied mathematics, cognitive psychology,
and linguistics. Wandering Significance offers abundant new insights
and perspectives for philosophers of language, mind, and science, and
will also reward the interest of psychologists,
linguists, and anyone curious about the mysterious ways in which useful language obtains its practical applicability.
The contributors to Language Ideologies, Policies and Practices
investigate the workings of language ideologies in relation to other
social processes in a globalizing world. They explore in detail the
specific ways in which language ideologies underpin language policy and
the relationship between public policies and individual practices.
Particular attention is given to Europe, where the impetus to social
transformation within and across national boundaries is in renewed
tension with conflicting national and supra-national interests, with
these tensions reflected in the complex issues of language choice and
language policy.
PET is an exam for people who can use everyday written
and spoken English at an intermediate level. It covers all four language skills
— reading, writing, listening and speaking. Preparing for the exam is a popular
way to develop and improve your language skills because it provides practical
language practice in a variety of everyday work, study and leisure situations.
PET reflects the use of language in real life, such as
understanding signs and announcements, and is accepted by many employers as
proof of ability to use English in clerical, secretarial or managerial jobs. It
is also widely accepted for use in jobs where spoken English is necessary such
as tourism, retail, construction, manufacturing and engineering.
The starting point for this collection is a chapter by Dick Allwright on the language learning and teaching classroom experience entitled Six Promising Directions in Applied Linguistics.
The other distinguished contributors respond to this discussion with
their own interpretations and from their own experience. The collection
problematizes prescription,
efficiency, and technical solutions as orientations to classroom
language learning. Complexity and idiosyncrasy, on the other hand, are
recognized as central concepts in a move towards centralizing teachers'
and learners' own understanding of "classroom life", in the contexts of
language learning, adult literacy education and language teacher
education.
Not another English Book! Indeed, not at all. In this new and exciting text, Dave Hopkins has managed to make the leap from the same old tired textbook filled with the same old tired content, into an important new arena. Smooth Moves is not a text about content, grammar, and language utilization. Smooth Moves is not a "what to teach" textbook, it is an entry into what to do in the classroom, on a daily basis, to facilitate language acquisition.
