Author: Anastasia Meermann Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing ISBN: 1443878847 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 297
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The conceptual metaphor of ""distance"" plays a crucial role in current perceptions of the world and humans' various interactions within it. It hardly seems possible to conceptualize space and time, emotional involvement in events, and relationships with other people in terms other than ""distance"". As a consequence, this primarily spatial concept figures prominently in the verbal expression of these abstract notions, and is thus highly relevant for the analysis of linguistic phenomena. In recen ...
Author: Jasone Cenoz Publisher: Multilingual Matters ISBN: 9781853595493 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 208
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Third language acquisition is a common phenomenon, which presents some specific characteristics as compared to second language acquisition. This volume adopts a psycholinguistic approach in the study of cross-linguistic influence in third language acquisition and focuses on the role of previously acquired languages and the conditions that determine their influence.
Author: Cynthia White Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 9780521894555 Category : Foreign Language Study Languages : en Pages : 280
Book Description
Distance learning presents language teachers and learners with a new set of challenges, opportunities and practical realities. This book presents a comprehensive overview of important issues within the field and explores the ways in which all participants are adapting their practices in response to the new learning environment.
Author: Bertin, Jean-Claude Publisher: IGI Global ISBN: 1615207082 Category : Computers Languages : en Pages : 280
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"This book problematizes the construct of distance second language learning, in order to see what it covers, if its parameters are well-defined, what theories can guide the actions of the participants, and whether a model of action can be suggested with a method to validate the model"--Provided by publisher.
Author: Ron Howard Publisher: Multilingual Matters ISBN: 9781853592911 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 228
Book Description
Distance learning was associated for many years with the endeavour of a correspondence course. Based on a symposium, this book presents current research and practice in the field.
Author: Dawei Zheng Publisher: CRC Press ISBN: 131575214X Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 710
Book Description
This proceedings volume contains selected papers presented at the 2014 International Conference on Education Management and Management Science (ICEMMS 2014), held August 7-8, 2014, in Tianjin, China. The objective of ICEMMS2014 is to provide a platform for researchers, engineers, academicians as well as industrial professionals from all over the wo
Author: Agnieszka Otwinowska Publisher: Multilingual Matters ISBN: 1783094389 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 300
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This book brings together linguistic, psycholinguistic and educational perspectives on the phenomenon of cognate vocabulary across languages. It discusses extensive qualitative and quantitative data on Polish-English cognates and their use by learners/users of English to show the importance of cognates in language acquisition and learning.
Author: Ingo E. Isphording Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 37
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We use a newly available measure of linguistic distance developed by the German Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology to explain heterogeneity in language skills of immigrants. This measure is based on an automatical algorithm comparing pronunciation and vocabulary of language pairs. Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel covering the period from 1997 to 2003, the linguistic distance measure is applied within a human capital framework of language acquisition. It is shown that linguistic distance is the most important determinant for host country language acquisition and that it explains a large fraction of language skill heterogeneity between immigrants. By lowering the efficiency and imposing higher costs of language learning, the probability of reporting good language skills is decreasing by increasing linguistic distance.
Author: Anastasia Meermann
Author: Jasone Cenoz
Author: Cynthia White
Author: Bertin, Jean-Claude
Author: Börje Holmberg
Author: Ingo Eduard Isphording
Author: Ron Howard
Author: Dawei Zheng
Author: Agnieszka Otwinowska
Author: Ingo E. Isphording