studies of pop culture can inform language teaching and learning. The volume offers a state-
of-the-art overview of empirically informed, cutting-edge research that tackles both …

This chapter provides a broad contextualization of pop culture in language education. It is
argued that hitherto the vast inherent potential of pop culture for foreign language education …

English-language, and especially US-American TV series have been identified as a major
point of contact with the target language for learners of English as a Foreign Language, and …

The notion of authenticity in language teaching materials has been with us for some
considerable time and can be dated back as far as 1899 (Gilmore 2007). However, authentic …

The provision of instruction in English as a foreign language (EFL) is constantly being
extended to include ever younger learners. As one of the challenges for pre‐primary EFL …

Using corpora to analyse grammar allows teachers to explore form and meaning (s) in real
contexts of use. Corpora can be used for both simple and more complex searches, as part of …

This chapter investigates traces of linguistic innovation and emotional language in teen talk
in TV dialogue, with a view to employing popular TV series as a source and model of …

The present article describes a study that analyzed practical applications of informal online
spaces in formal instruction. It was conducted in an intermediate ESL course at an American …

This study explores dialogues from a corpus of 19th century fiction as a possible model of
conversation for use in English as a second or foreign language classrooms. We employ …

The spread of digital devices and new media has led to a proliferation of Englishlanguage
audiovisual products and to a gradual shift in learning English as a second language (L2) …