The number of non-native students studying in English-medium universities has increased over the past decade. Paralleling this growth is the interest in English for Academic Purposes (EAP). No one research-based volume has yet investigated the... Zobraziť viac
Unlike many recent books on L2 vocabulary and processing, this volume does not set out to offer a complex perspective of the L2 lexicon, but rather represents a sustained attempt to come to grips with some very basic questions clustered around the... Zobraziť viac
O'Malley and Chamot review the literature on learning strategies, describe and classify learning strategies in second language learning, and discuss why learning is affected in a positive manner when such strategies are used... Zobraziť viac
The book addresses issues in the field of teaching academic writing to non-native speakers. This book provides a series of discussions about multiple aspects of second language writing, presenting chapters that collectively address a range of issues... Zobraziť viac
Through contributions from leading experts, this volume explores the usefulness and relevance of recent advances in Learner Corpus Research (LCR) for key topics in Second Language Acquisition (SLA). The innovative, collaborative approach will be of... Zobraziť viac
At present, Web 2.0 technologies are making traditional research genres evolve and form complex genre assemblages. This book takes the perspective of genre analysis to provide a timely examination of professional and public communication of science. It... Zobraziť viac
