Language learning in new English contexts : studies of acquisition and development /: studies of acquisition and development. (©2009)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Rita E. Silver, Christine C.M. Goh and Lubna Alsagoff.
• Other Names: Silver, Rita; Goh, Christine Chuen Meng; Lubna Alsagoff
• Contents: English acquisition and development in multilingual Singapore / Rita E. Silver, Christine C.M. Goh and Lubna Alsagoff -- Learning English in Singapore : pronunciation targets and norms / Madalena Cruz-Ferreira -- Talking beyond the here-and-now : preschoolers' use of decontextualized language / Christine C.M. Goh and Grace Ho Li Jun -- Listening strategies of Singaporean primary students / Peter Y. Gu, Guangwei Hu and Lawrence J. Zhang -- Asian pedagogy : scaffolding in a Singaporean English classroom / Viniti Saish and Chitra Shegar -- Language development in Singapore classrooms : a corpus-based description of the 'school variety' / Paul Doyle -- Metaphorization in Singaporean student writing : a corpus-based study / Libo Guo and Huaqing Hong -- The development of the past tense in Singapore English / Lubna Alsagoff, Dennis Yap and Violet Yip -- The contribution of process drama to iproved results in English oral communication / Madonna Stinson and Kelly Freebody -- A profile of an adolescent reader in Singapore : the literacy repertoire in third space / Wendy Bokhorst-Heng and Jeanne Wolf.
• Publisher Details: London New York : Continuum
• Publication Date: 2009
• Copyright Date: 2009
• Extent: 1 online resource (xi, 215 pages)
• Subjects: 428.0071; Second language acquisition; English language -- Acquisition; English language -- Singapore; English language -- Variation -- Singapore; English language -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakers; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- General; English language; English language -- Acquisition; English language -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakers; English language -- Variation; Second language acquisition; Didaktik; Fachsprache; Englischunterricht; Singapore; Englisch; Electronic book; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781441151520; 1441151524; 1282874896; 9781282874893; 9781441145055; 1441145052
• Related ISBNs: 9780826498458; 0826498450
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• 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.