基本説明
The volume is unique in bringing together empirical studies examining factors that promote the learning of English in Europe.
Full Description
This volume discusses several facets of English in today's multilingual Europe. It emphasizes the interdependence between cultures, languages and situations that influence its use. This interdependence is particularly relevant to European settings where English is being learned as a second language. Such learning situations constitute the core focus of the book. The volume is unique in bringing together empirical studies examining factors that promote the learning of English in Europe. Rather than assuming that English is a threat to linguistic diversity and cultural independence, these studies discuss psycholinguistic factors such as the input, and sociolinguistic factors such as the type of English that is targeted in learning. The contributing authors are well-established specialists who have worked on multilingualism, English as a Lingua Franca and second language acquisition.
The book will be of interest to applied linguists, sociolinguists and teachers of English as a foreign language.
Contents
1. List of contributors; 2. Acknowledgement; 3. The dynamics of English in a multilingual Europe (by Wilton, Antje); 4. The increasing role of English in Basque education (by Cenoz, Jasone); 5. English language testing: A case study of test development in Greece (by Gass, Susan M.); 6. When comprehension is crucial: Using English as a medium of instruction at a German university (by Knapp, Annelie); 7. English as a lingua franca and the Standard English misunderstanding (by Kohn, Kurt); 8. The early acquisition of English as a second language: The case of young Chinese learners of English in Britain (by Wei, Li); 9. "The more languages, the more English?": A Dutch perspective (by Nortier, Jacomine M.); 10. Conceptualizing 'English' for a multilingual Europe (by Seidlhofer, Barbara); 11. English as a foreign language: The role of out-of-school language input (by Verspoor, Marjolijn)
