Language learning in new English contexts : studies of acquisition and development / edited by Rita E. Silver, Christine C.M. Goh and Lubna Alsagoff.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Silver, Rita.

Goh, Christine Chuen Meng.

Lubna Alsagoff.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Second language acquisition.

English language--Acquisition.

English language.

English language--Singapore.

English language--Variation--Singapore.

English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (228 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This edited volume is dedicated to the exploration of English language acquisition and development outside of the largely monolingual environments of North America, the United Kingdom and Australia. Specifically, the studies investigate different facets of English language learning in Singapore, and uses this experience to forge connections with other New English contexts. Using empirical data drawn from a range of language classrooms, the contributors emphasise the place of education within a global framework of English language learning. In so doing they examine economic, social and politica

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgements; Notes on Editors and Contributors; 1. English Acquisition and Development in Multilingual Singapore; 2. Learning English in Singapore: Pronunciation Targets and Norms; 3. Talking Beyond the Here-and-Now: Preschoolers' Use of Decontextualized Language; 4. Listening Strategies of Singaporean Primary Pupils; 5. Asian Pedagogy: Scaffolding in a Singaporean English Classroom; 6. Language Development in Singapore Classrooms: A Corpus-based Description of the 'School Variety'; 7. Metaphorization in Singaporean Student Writing: A Corpus-based Study

8. The Development of the Past Tense in Singapore English9. The Contribution of Process Drama to Improved Results in English Oral Communication; 10. A Profile of an Adolescent Reader in Singapore: The Literacy Repertoire in Third Space; Afterword; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-87489-6

9786612874895

1-4411-5152-4

OCLC:

680036592