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Corpus Affordances in Foreign Language Reading Comprehension
This chapter covers a topic that few corpus studies have addressed specifically: the potential usefulness of Data-Driven Learning (DDL)...
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Privileging Māori and Chinese: Translanguaging in Chinese Language Teaching in Aotearoa New Zealand
Key elements of local educational policies in Aotearoa New Zealand involve integration of Te Ao Māori (Māori worldview), Mātauranga Māori (Māori...
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Language Rights and the Law in Iceland
This chapter focuses on the ways in which Iceland addresses the language rights of the native Icelandic-speaking majority vis-à-vis Icelandic Sign...
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Language Rights and the Law in Greenland
This chapter studies the ways in which Greenland, an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, addresses the language rights of the...
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The Language Certificate: Encouraging Foreign Language Proficiency for All University Students
Majoring (or minoring) in a foreign language has long been the standard way for students to have their proficiency recognized by the university. This...
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Language Rights and the Law in Norway
This chapter studies the ways in which Norwegian legislation addresses the language rights of Norwegian-speakers vis-à-vis linguistic minorities in...
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Foreign Language Education in the Southern Caribbean: An Overview
This chapter provides an overview of foreign/second language learning and teaching research and innovation in the Southern Caribbean region. A brief...
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Culture in English Language Teaching: Let the Language Do the Talking
In this chapter I demonstrate how corpus linguistics can be harnessed in English language teaching to raise awareness of the embeddedness of culture...
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Language Rights and the Law in Denmark
This chapter focuses on the degree of legal protection afforded Danish vis-à-vis linguistic minority groups who do not speak Danish as their native...
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Teach Less, Learn More: Empowering Pre-service Language Teachers with Technology-Enhanced Microteaching
Teacher education is vital in language education, as it impacts the quality of teaching. However, issues of transitioning from theory to practice and...
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Future Directions in English Language Teacher Education in a Changing World
This concluding chapter begins by reviewing language teacher education and professional development options, touching on themes in the preceding...
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University Students’ Beliefs About the Language Requirement: Policy as Articulated and as Perceived
Many university students in the USA stop studying world languages after satisfying their institution’s curricular requirement (Looney & Lusin, 2019;...
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Revolutionising Translation with AI: Unravelling Neural Machine Translation and Generative Pre-trained Large Language Models
This work explores the technical advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) for translation, with a focus on neural machine translation (NMT) and...
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Emergency Remote Chinese Language Learning at a German University: Student Perceptions
Before the Covid-19 pandemic, Chinese language teaching in German higher education was mainly based on traditional face-to-face interactions. The...
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Language and Crisis Communication in Sub-Saharan Africa
The chapter introduces The Palgrave Handbook of Language and Crisis Communication in Sub-Saharan Africa. It provides the rationale for why it is...
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Challenges and Prospects for the EPA Programme: Implications for Japan’s Language Policy and the Discipline of Language Policy and Planning
Chapter 7 discusses the near-term future landscape of Japan’s language policy. The first half of this...
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Out of the Ordinary: Implementation of a New Japanese Language Program in Higher Education in Vietnam
RMIT University Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh City has played an important role in leading tertiary education in the region for two decades. The Japanese...
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Leveraging Language for Specific Purposes as a Motivating Factor for World Language Study
The United States (US) Military Academy at West Point is a 4-year, undergraduate institution generally recognized for its strong engineering...
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Epistemological and Theoretical Foundations in Language Policy and Planning: Introduction
This introductory chapter reviews the historical development of the field of Language Policy and Planning (LPP), outlines the structure of the book,...
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The Language Situation in Macao
In Macao, the dynamic interplay of the local, national, and global forces prevails across all sectors from politics to economy to education. At the...