Language development across the life span : the impact of English on education and work in Iceland /: the impact of English on education and work in Iceland. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Birna Arnbjörnsdóttir, Hafdís Ingvarsdóttir, editors.
• Editors: Birna Arnbjörnsdóttir, 1952-; Hafdís Ingvarsdóttir
• Contents: Language development across the life span. English in Iceland : from input to output / Birna Arnbjörnsdóttir and Hafdís Ingvarsdóttir -- The policies and contexts that frame English education and use in Iceland / Birna Arnbjörnsdóttir -- English exposure, proficiency and use in Iceland / Birna Arnbjörnsdóttir -- English exposure and vocabulary proficiency at the onset of English instruction / Ásrún Jóhannsdóttir -- Learning and using English : the views of learners at the end of compulsory education / Hafdís Ingvarsdóttir and Ásrún Jóhannsdóttir -- Academic vocabulary proficiency and reading comprehension among Icelandic secondary school students / Guðmundur Edgarsson -- Perceptions of relevance of English education at secondary school / Anna Jeeves -- Using English at University / Birna Arnbjörnsdóttir -- Simultaneous parallel code use / Birna Arnbjörnsdóttir and Hafdís Ingvarsdóttir -- University instructor's views on using curriculum materials in English / Hafdís Ingvarsdóttir -- Writing English for research and publication purposes (ERPP) : personal identity and professional voice / Hafdís Ingvarsdóttir and Birna Arnbjörnsdóttir.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (VI, 222 pages), 12 illustrations
• Subjects: 407.1; Education; English language -- Iceland; Language and education -- Iceland; Education and state -- Iceland; Language policy -- Iceland; English language -- Study and teaching -- Iceland; Language and languages; Language policy; Adult education; Adult education; Continuing education; Education; Education and state; Language and education; Language policy; Education -- Educational Policy & Reform -- General; Language Arts & Disciplines -- Linguistics -- Sociolinguistics; Education -- Adult & Continuing Education; Educational strategies & policy; Sociolinguistics; Adult education, continuous learning; Education -- Language Experience Approach; Language teaching & learning (other than ELT)
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319678047; 3319678043
• Related ISBNs: 9783319678030; 3319678035
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• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.