An increasing trend in many postsecondary foreign language classes in North America is
the presence of heritage language learners. Heritage language learners are speakers of …

The very notion of heritage language (HL) is a sociocultural one insofar as it is defined in
terms of a group of people who speak it. Heritage languages also have a sociocultural …

Taguchi and Roever present the latest developments in second language pragmatics
research, combining acquisitional and sociolinguistic perspectives. They cover theories of …

Heritage speakers are native speakers of a minority language they learn at home, but due to
socio-political pressure from the majority language spoken in their community, their heritage …

In the relatively few years since empirical research into English as a Lingua Franca began
being conducted more widely, the field has developed and expanded remarkably, and in …

The tribological behaviour of NiCrBSi plasma spray coatings partially melted by laser was
investigated. Partial melting provides dual property surface coatings: melted areas, with a …

Routledge Introductions to Applied Linguistics is a series of introductory level textbooks
covering the core topics in Applied Linguistics, primarily designed for those beginning …

The influence of Urie Bronfenbrenner's model of development has been extensive in
different areas of developmental science and education, and it continues to inform …

The policy of strict separation of languages for academic instruction dominates dual
language bilingual education programming. This article explores the dynamic bilingual …

This book examines current research centered on the second language classroom and the
implications of this research for both the teaching and learning of foreign languages. It offers …