Children Reading Pictures has made a huge impact on teachers, scholars and students all
over the world. The original edition of this book described the fascinating range of children's …

The overarching research question in this thesis is as follows: How can interaction with texts
foster English language (EL) students' intercultural learning? The three articles explore the …

Children Reading Pictures: New Contexts and Approaches to Picturebooks offers up-to-date
research evidence on the responses of the primary audience for picturebooks–children. The …

Using pictures, storytelling, and creative writing are the activities used more or less regularly
in foreign language teaching. Picture books are not a new phenomenon in our book market …

This chapter reports data from a reading project where Norwegian teenagers read Peter Sís'
The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain (2007) during their English language …

This paper examines the role of illustrations in the context of English Language Teaching
(ELT) coursebooks produced in Portugal. Taking illustrations to be one pilar in the …

Storytelling has a long tradition in education including language learning and teaching
because of its extensive benefits in language development. In second and foreign language …

Learning a second language (L2) requires extensive input, and interaction in the target
language can allow learners to notice and adjust their language use. Pedagogical activities …

In a world of increasing globalization and ethnic diversity, intercultural education plays a
crucial role in promoting respect, open-mindedness and mutual understanding. With …

This doctoral research project aims to explore the opportunities for intercultural language
learning (ILL) among Norwegian lower secondary school pupils, using an intercultural …