Advanced Language Learning

The Contribution of Halliday and Vygotsky
Erscheinungsjahr 2007
ISBN: 978-0-8264-9071-1
Verlag: Continnuum-3PL

Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 587 g

Examines the need for advanced levels of language learning from socio-cultural and linguistic perspectives.

- Focuses on a hot topic in Systemic Functional Linguistics and Applied Linguistics
- Contributions by well-known academics in these areas, including: Matthiessen, Lantolf, Swain, Schleppegrell, Caffarel and Byrnes
- Complements similar collections from Continuum, including Second Language Conversations, Language, Education and Discourse, Analysing Academic Writing.

The reality of multicultural societies and globalization has increased the demand for language abilities that far exceed those that have typically been associated with communicative competence in a second language. Speakers are expected to be able to function competently in diverse public arenas, institutions and professional contexts. This book examines the need for advanced levels of language learning from socio-cultural and linguistic perspectives. This volume examines the acquisition of advanced levels of ability by second language learners in three parts: theoretical; descriptive and instructional. It moves beyond the traditional constraints of second language acquisition research by linking systemic functional linguistics and sociocultural theory. The contributors draw on the work of Halliday, Vygotsky, Bakhtin and Agar, as well as practical data drawn from the language classroom, to suggest practical applications towards advanced literacy and linguistic competence. The cutting-edge contributions in Advanced Language Learning will be of interest to academics researching systemic functional linguistics, second language acquisition and applied linguistics.

Zielgruppe

Academics

Autoren/Hrsg.

Byrnes, Heidi

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Fremdsprachenerwerb und -didaktik
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Allgemeine Didaktik Literatur, Deutsch, Fremdsprachen (Unterricht & Didaktik)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
Part I: Theoretical considerations in advanced instructed learning
1. Educating for advanced foreign language capacities - Christian M I M Matthiessen
2. Generalised collective dialogue and advanced foreign language capacities - James V. Wertsch
3. The relevance of languaculture and conceptual knowledge for advanced proficiency - James P. Lantolf
Part II: Description and Instruction
4. Language, agency and collaboration in advanced second language proficiency - Merrill Swain
5. The linguistic features of advanced language use - Mary Schleppegrell
6. The problem of text construction and the advanced language learner - Marianna Ryshina-Pankova
7. Bilingual heritage speakers acquiring Spanish - Teresa Oteiza 8. Approaching second language writing instruction - Susan Strauss
9. Academic French - Alice Caffarel
10. Meaning-making in Italian - Roberta Piazza
11. Grammatical metaphor - M. Cecilia Colombi
Part III: Pragmatic and curricular issues
12. Meeting the challenge of comprehensive curriculum construction - Heidi Byrnes
13. Genre as a curricular framework for collegiate L2 learning - Cori Crane.
14. Developing a heritage language speaker track to support L2 acquisition - Sylvia Pessoa
15. Advanced learning for intermediate learners - N A J Moore

Über Autor(innen)

Heidi Byrnes is Professor of German at Georgetown University, USA.