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The goal of this book is to provide tuition and quidance for professionals, professionals-to-be and other interested parties regarding the correct way to express themselves in English in the professional world. In order to make the most of it and do so in a confortable way, the starting level of English knowledge should be at least B1 (intermdiate). These materials are intended, firstly, to support learning within and outside the classroom and, secondly, to enable the student to acquire his/her own the strategies and techniques necessary both to understand and produce a wide range of formal Eglish texts and documents, and also interact in a number of communicative situations at work.
Despite the growth and development of English for Specific Purposes (ESP) as an area of study since the 1960s, few books related to classroom applications in combination with other disciplines such as Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL), English Language Teaching (ELT), or English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI), exist. Each section of this volume includes scholarly written studies from across the globe, indicating the extent and the importance ESP has in the current academic world. Filling the present void in available material on this subject, this book contains various useful and effective applications of ESP, teaching activities for classroom settings, as well as insights on how ESP can be combined with, and adopted by, other disciplines. Written from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives, this text is sure to contribute to this field and will be of interest to ESP teachers, as well as postgraduate and undergraduate students.
In recent years, technological advancements have enabled higher-learning institutions to offer millions of independent learners the opportunity to participate in open-access online courses. As this practice expands, drawing considerable media attention, questions continue to arise regarding pedagogical methodology and the long-term viability of open learning. Furthering Higher Education Possibilities through Massive Open Online Courses seeks to provide a space for discussion of MOOCs: what they mean for the learning process, how they are redefining the concept of a classroom, and what effects they may have on the role of teachers. Featuring emerging research on a variety of topics relating to distance education, informal learning, as well as educational costs and funding, this book is aimed at teachers, administrators, business professionals, and designers of both curricular resources and e-classroom technology.
Language MOOCs (or LMOOCs) are dedicated Web-based online courses for second languages with unrestricted access and potentially unlimited participation. They are generating interest and expectation in the contexts of university education, lifelong learning and online training in general. This pioneering book presents an initial analysis of the theoretical and methodological issues underlying LMOOCs and presents empirical evidence of their potential for the development of language communicative competences, based upon previously unpublished research. It provides a mosaic-like view of LMOOC research, not only with respect to the geographical and institutional origin of its authors, but also to the heterogeneous nature of their respective academic backgrounds, and suggests directions for future development. As in other types of online language courses, the integration of the results of multidisciplinary research projects and teaching experiences related to LMOOCs is fundamental to make the field advance steadily and respond to some of the real challenges and problems faced by individuals working and living in competitive plurilingual societies today.
El objetivo de este libro es ayudar al alumno a superar con éxito el examen de inglés de selectividad mediante una serie de consejos generales sobre la preparación de esta prueba a través de la práctica sobre cincuenta modelos reales de exámenes elaborados para las diferentes convocatorias de los últimos años. Todas la pruebas aparecen con sus soluciones para que el alumno pueda comprobar sus respuestas con las ofrecidas en la solución.
El presente volumen recoge una selección de las aportaciones presentadas en el Congreso Internacional Mapping language across cultures / Topografías del lenguaje entre culturas (MLAC10) celebrado en Salamanca del 5 al 7 de julio de 2010. En esta edición se dieron cita expertos interesados en el análisis textual desde diferentes perspectivas relacionadas con la comunicación intercultural alrededor del tema específico del congreso: Language analysis in cross-cultural and intercultural communication / Análisis textual en la comunicación intercultural, ya que en esta edición se buscaba combinar aproximaciones del análisis del discurso, la lingüística computacional y la lingüística ...
Proceedings of the 2014 EUROCALL Conference, which was held from the 20th to the 23rd of August 2014 at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands.
Das Buch beschäftigt sich mit der Interaktion von Fremdsprachenlehrenden in internationalen Videokonferenzen, die im Rahmen einer Lehrendenbildungsmaßnahme stattgefunden haben. Mittels einer multimodalen Interaktionsanalyse werden der Aufbau und die Moderation in diesen Gesprächen, das Erteilen und Rezipieren positiven und negativen Feedbacks unter den Lehrenden und die Bedeutung beruflicher sowie nationaler Kategorien herausgearbeitet. Ziel der Veröffentlichung ist es, einen Beitrag zur empirischen Forschung in der fremdsprachlichen Lehrendenbildung zu leisten. Damit richtet sich das Buch sowohl an Wissenschaftler:innen, da es methodisch wie inhaltlich zahlreiche Anknüpfungspunkte für weitere Forschung bietet, als auch an Fortbildner:innen und Lehrende, die sich an den darin enthaltenen Erkenntnissen orientieren können.
Technology-Enhanced Language Learning for Specialized Domains provides an exploration of the latest developments in technology-enhanced learning and the processing of languages for specific purposes. It combines theoretical and applied research from an interdisciplinary angle, covering general issues related to learning languages with computers, assessment, mobile-assisted language learning, the new language massive open online courses, corpus-based research and computer-assisted aspects of translation. The chapters in this collection include contributions from a number of international experts in the field with a wide range of experience in the use of technologies to enhance the language le...