Subject: language education

about language : tasks for teachers of english scott thornbury ; about language : tasks for teachers of english ; isbn : 0-521 - 42720 - 7 paperback , 6 x 9 , 287 pp . ; pub . date : 3 / 28 / 97 ; publisher : cambridge university press ; $ 22 . 95 ; order info : http : / / www . cup . org / order . html exploring spoken english ronald carter ; exploring spoken english ; isbn : 0-521 - 56860 - 9 ; paperback , 7 x 9 , 160 pp . ; publisher : cambridge university press ; $ 18 . 95 ; order info : http : / / www . cup . org / order . html society and the language classroom hywel coleman ( university of leeds ) ; society and the language classroom ; isbn : 0-521 - 49616 - 0 ; hardback , 6 x 9 , 249 pp . ; pub . date : 1 / 28 / 97 ; publisher : cambridge university press ; $ 49 . 95 ; this book provides a new perspective on classroom research . through a series of case studies , the book examines the ways that learners and teachers behave in english language classrooms in different parts of the world , including australia , south africa , indonesia , japan , kenya , china and pakistan , and at primary , secondary and tertiary levels . content : 1 . autonomy and ideology in the english language classroom ; 2 . safe - talk : collusion in apartheid education ; 3 . english language education in japan ; 4 . shadow puppets and language lessons : interpreting classroom behaviour in its cultural context ; 5 . large and small class cultures in egyptian university classrooms : a cultural justification for curriculum change ; 6 . learner resistance to innovation in classroom methodology ; 7 . the effect of institutional and national cultures on examinations : the university in kenya ; 8 . through language to learning : preparing overseas students for study in western universities ; 9 . cultures of learning : language classrooms in china ; 10 . social and pedagogic pressures in the language classroom : the role of socialisation . order info : http : / / www . cup . org / order . html immersion education : international perspectives immersion education : international perspectives ; isbn : 0-521 - 58385 - 3 ; hardback , 6 x 9 , 332 pp . ; robert keith johnson , ed . ( the university of hong kong ) ; pub . date : 4 / 30 / 97 publisher : cambridge university press ; $ 52 . 95 immersion , a relatively new approach to bilingual education , orginated in canada . it uses the target language as a medium of instruction in order to achieve " additive bilingualism " - - a high level of second language proficiency added to normal development in the l1 . the wide range of languages and purposes now served by immersion worldwide is illustrated by case studies of thirteen programs presented and discussed in this book . the introductory chapter defines immersion education theory and practice and shows how this approach differs from other forms of bilingual education . order info : http : / / www . cup . org / order . html
