Language Development across the Life Span -

Language Development across the Life Span

The Impact of English on Education and Work in Iceland
Buch | Softcover
VI, 222 Seiten
2018 | 1. Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-88491-2 (ISBN)
128,39 inkl. MwSt

This book offers insights from a seven-year study into the impact of English as an International Language at a national level, from the effect of rich English input on a previously monolingual people's linguistic repertoire to its effect on the situated language use demanded of speakers who find themselves in a new linguistic environment for which they have not been prepared. The changes described in the book have occurred in a speech community that identifies strongly with the local language, but finds itself increasingly having to use another language to perform daily functions in education and work. Findings describe how the official language and educational policies have not addressed this new linguistic ecology of Iceland. The findings of these studies have larger international practical, educational, empirical, and theoretical implications and should be relevant to anyone interested in in the impact of English as an International Language.

Language Development across the Life Span. English in Iceland: From input to output, by Birna Arnbjörnsdóttir and Hafdís Ingvarsdóttir.- The Policies and Contexts that Frame English Education and Use in Iceland by Birna Arnbjörnsdóttir.- English Exposure, Proficiency and use in Iceland by Birna Arnbjörnsdóttir.- English Exposure and Vocabulary Proficiency at the Onset of English Instruction by Ásrún Jóhannsdóttir.- Learning and using English: The views of Learners at the end of Compulsory Education by Hafdís Ingvarsdóttir and Ásrún Jóhannsdóttir.- Academic Vocabulary Proficiency and Reading Comprehension among Icelandic Secondary School Students by Guðmundur Edgarsson.- Perceptions of Relevance of English Education at Secondary School by Anna Jeeves.- Using English at University by Birna Arnbjörnsdóttir.- Simultaneous Parallel Code use by Birna Arnbjörnsdóttir and Hafdís Ingvarsdóttir.- University Instructor's Views on Using Curriculum Materials in English by Hafdís Ingvarsdóttir.-Writing English for Research and Publication Purposes (ERPP): Personal Identity and Professional Voice by Hafdís Ingvarsdóttir and Birna Arnbjörnsdóttir.- Conclusions by Hafdís Ingvarsdóttir and Birna Arnbjörnsdóttir.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 9.9.2018
Reihe/Serie Educational Linguistics
Zusatzinfo VI, 222 p. 12 illus.
Verlagsort Cham
Sprache englisch
Maße 155 x 235 mm
Gewicht 355 g
Themenwelt Schulbuch / Wörterbuch Wörterbuch / Fremdsprachen
Geisteswissenschaften Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaft
Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulpädagogik / Grundschule
Schlagworte Academic writing in English as a foreign language • English as an international language • English as a second language in tertiary education • English language education in Nordic Countries • English language education policy in Iceland • English proficiency in the workplace in Iceland • second language speaker proficiency
ISBN-10 3-319-88491-3 / 3319884913
ISBN-13 978-3-319-88491-2 / 9783319884912
Zustand Neuware
Haben Sie eine Frage zum Produkt?
Mehr entdecken
aus dem Bereich