Non-native language teachers have often been viewed as an unavoidable fate of the profession, rather than an asset worth exploring and investigating. Now that non-natives are increasingly found teaching languages, and particularly English, both in ESL and EFL contexts, the identification of their specific contributions and their main strengths has become more relevant than ever.
As a result, there has recently been a surge of interest in the role of non-native teachers but little empirical research has been published so far. This volume is particularly rich in providing different approaches to the study of non-native teachers: NNS teachers as seen by students, teachers, graduate supervisors, and by themselves. It also contributes little explored perspectives, like classroom discourse analysis, or a social-psychological framework to discuss conceptions of NNS teachers.
This book provides a structured syllabus and an overview of interpretation accompanied by exercises in the main aspects of the art. It is meant as a practical guide for interpreters and as a complement to interpreter training programmes, particularly for students preparing for conference interpreting in international governmental and business settings.
Experiential learning, sometimes known as participative learning, is a process which directly acknowledges, values and uses the existing knowledge and competence of those being taught. Its use is particularly appropriate where the subject matter touches on people's deeply held beliefs and attitudes, or involves emotionally charged or value-laden material. Experiential Training: Practical Guidelines explores how to train people in areas which are particularly emotionally, and therefore intellectually, challenging.
Shakespeare's works are now performed for an increasingly
diversified cultural market. At the start of the twenty-first century,
film, video, and live performance have overtaken the printed book as
the main way people are introduced to Shakespeare. Therefore, is there
any reason to read Shakespeare's plays anymore? The essays in this
volume explore the question and the institutional practices that shape
contemporary performances of Shakespeare's plays. The book gathers
together a particularly strong line-up of contributors from across the
literary-performative divide to examine the relationship between
Shakespeare, the "culture industries," modernism, and live performance.
is a reference grammar and practical workbook combined. This edition retains the popular format of the original book, consolidating and extending the productive range of the advanced student. Students preparing for the Certificate of Proficiency in English or equivalent examinations will find the book particularly relevant to their needs.
