American Football Is My 2nd Language

Author : Ilona Vandergriff
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-17
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9789027266705

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Second-language Discourse in the Digital World by Ilona Vandergriff Pdf

Second-language Discourse in the Digital World illustrates a new, practice-driven approach to technology in second-language (L2) learning that begins with what L2 users do when they connect with others online. With its rich set of examples from a number of different languages and a variety of digital platforms, in and beyond the classroom, this book provides a structured account of L2 computer-mediated discourse. The book is divided into four sections. Section I considers how new media have changed language learning. Section II is about L2 participation in digital forms and practices in online communities. Sections III centers around L2 linguistic and other semiotic practices, including the use of multimodal and multilingual resources while section IV analyzes social practices to explore how networked L2 users build, maintain and challenge relationships. Written in accessible style, the volume will be an important read to anyone interested in L2 use and learning in Web 2.0.Finalist for the AAAL 2019 book award.

Author : Ömer Gökhan Ulum,Dinçay Köksal
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2020-01-27
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783030358099

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Ideology and Hegemony of English Foreign Language Textbooks by Ömer Gökhan Ulum,Dinçay Köksal Pdf

This volume investigates ideological and hegemonic practices in globally and locally written English as a Foreign Language (EFL) textbooks, and explores whether these textbooks reflect the values, beliefs and norms of the native-speaker society by examining their ideological components and the hegemonic practices by means of which the source society or state seeks to influence learners of the language. It also attempts to clarify EFL teachers’ and students’ views on the underlying ideology and hegemonic practices in globally and locally written EFL textbooks. Studies on the relationship between ideology, hegemony and textbooks in applied linguistics have become more prevalent in recent decades, as the emergence of critical theory, critical pedagogy, and critical thinking skills from the 1920s onwards has led scholars to adopt a more critical perspective towards EFL textbooks, especially with regard to elements of ideology and hegemony. These two terms encompass a plethora of components, ranging from nationalism to religion. At the same time, the importance of metanarratives originating from the tenets of modernism has declined from the 1960s onwards, the assumption being that the world has entered a new age called postmodernism and post-structuralism that emphasizes the role of individuals and rejects efforts to reinforce post-colonialism, the effects of which can be seen in EFL textbooks. Accordingly, taking the elements of ideology and hegemony into account remains a vital aspect in the analysis of EFL textbooks.

Author : Christine E. Poteau
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2020-06-04
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780429516450

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Effects of Service-Learning in Foreign and Second Language Courses by Christine E. Poteau Pdf

This edited volume brings together several original studies that critically examine the quantitative and qualitative effects of service-learning (SL) on foreign and second language learning, and its impact on communities, learners, pre-service teacher candidates, and faculty-researchers. The book focuses on two key aspects: Innovative SL methodologies that seek to develop linguistic and cultural competencies and empirical investigations on the SL effects on all stakeholders. The analysis presented provides a unique insight into the challenges and future directions of SL research, pedagogical assessment, and community impact.

Author : Norma López-Burton,Denise Minor
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2014-03-11
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780300186895

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On Being a Language Teacher by Norma López-Burton,Denise Minor Pdf

On Being a Language Teacher provides an innovative, personal approach to second-language teaching. Through illustrative personal anecdotes, this text guides new and aspiring language teachers through key pedagogical strategies while encouraging productive reflection by classroom veterans. An ancillary website provides online videos to complement the text by showing an experienced teacher applying the book’s lessons. In a market dominated by dense theoretical approaches to language pedagogy, this text provides an instantly accessible, practical set of teaching tools for educators at all levels. Its accessible style and affordability give it the flexibility to serve as either a primary or a supplemental text for teaching assistants, students in credential programs, or undergraduates in applied linguistics courses.

Author : Timothy Wahl
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2020-03-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798629930518

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Footballogy by Timothy Wahl Pdf

Footballogy: Elements of American Football for Non-Native Speakers of English is a result of teaching American English and culture to persons from other languages and cultures and my lifelong love of American football. This book is a self-paced starter guide for America's number-one sports pastime, its heritage, and traditions from the view of a fan. People who will benefit include high-intermediate and above English-language learners as well as proficient speakers of English who learned English by way of study, not birth. Students, businesspeople, and travelers are part of this group. American football is more than a game. It is an experience that connects many Americans and Footballogy will connect you with this experience. Readings and light exercises in grammar and usage are intended to be useful and fun, educational and entertaining. Above all, the objectives of this book are to help us speak more skillfully and confidently about the sport and follow the action at the stadium, in print, or broadcast media. And, of course, to make friends.

Author : Karen Roehr,Gabriela Adela Ganem-Gutierrez
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-05
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781441160898

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The Metalinguistic Dimension in Instructed Second Language Learning by Karen Roehr,Gabriela Adela Ganem-Gutierrez Pdf

Examines cutting-edge research into the neglected metalinguistic dimension of second language acquisition.

Author : Joel S. Franks
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2018-05-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781498560986

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Asians and Pacific Islanders in American Football by Joel S. Franks Pdf

This book sheds light on experiences relatively underrepresented in academic and non-academic sport history. It examines how Asian and Pacific Islander peoples used American football to maintain a sense of community while encountering racial exclusion, labor exploitation, and colonialism. Through their participation and spectatorship in American football, Asian and Pacific Islander people crossed treacherous cultural frontiers to construct what sociologist Elijah Anderson has called a cosmopolitan canopy under which Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, and people of diverse racial and ethnic identities interacted with at least a semblance of respect and equity. And perhaps a surprising number of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have excelled in college and even professional football before the 1960s. Finally, acknowledging the impressive influx of elite Pacific Islander gridders who surfaced in the late twentieth and early twenty-first century, it is vital to note as well the racialized nativism shadowing the lives of these athletes.

Author : Lee Ann Fujii
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781135015381

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Interviewing in Social Science Research by Lee Ann Fujii Pdf

What is interviewing and when is this method useful? What does it mean to select rather than sample interviewees? Once the researcher has found people to interview, how does she build a working relationship with her interviewees? What should the dynamics of talking and listening in interviews be? How do researchers begin to analyze the narrative data generated through interviews? Lee Ann Fujii explores the answers to these inquiries in Interviewing in Social Science Research, the latest entry in the Routledge Series on Interpretive Methods. This short, highly readable book explores an interpretive approach to interviewing for purposes of social science research. Using an interpretive methodology, the book examines interviewing as a relational enterprise. As a relational undertaking, interviewing is more akin to a two-way dialogue than a one-way interrogation. Fujii examines the methodological foundations for a relational approach to interviewing, while at the same time covering many of the practical nuts and bolts of relational interviewing. Examples come from the author’s experiences conducting interviews in Bosnia, Rwanda, and the United States, and from relevant literatures across a variety of social scientific disciplines. Appendices to the book contain specific tips and suggestions for relational interviewing in addition to interview excerpts that give readers a sense of how relational interviews unfold. This book will be of great value to graduate students and researchers from across the social sciences who are considering or planning to use interviews in their research, and can be easily used by academics for teaching courses or workshops in social science methods.

Author : Bill Buford
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-24
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780804150514

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Among the Thugs by Bill Buford Pdf

They have names like Barmy Bernie, Daft Donald, and Steamin' Sammy. They like lager (in huge quantities), the Queen, football clubs (especially Manchester United), and themselves. Their dislike encompasses the rest of the known universe, and England's soccer thugs express it in ways that range from mere vandalism to riots that terrorize entire cities. Now Bill Buford, editor of the prestigious journal Granta, enters this alternate society and records both its savageries and its sinister allure with the social imagination of a George Orwell and the raw personal engagement of a Hunter Thompson.

Author : Not Only Not Only Journals,I Live to Journal
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2017-05-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1546933948

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American Football Is My 2nd Language by Not Only Not Only Journals,I Live to Journal Pdf

Now You Too Can Use This Softback Writer's Notebook For The Office Or Home. Whether you are looking for a diary or daily planner this versatile journal is the perfect fit for your needs. In short, this notebook can be used formally or informally to secure your thoughts or bits of information or detailed notes. The possibilities are endless Cover: Soft Cover with Matte-finish Binding:This notebook is bound securely to the same standard of mass market paperbacks. (Pages cannot be easily removed) Dimensions: 15.2cm x 22.9cm (6" x 9"). Not pocket sized, yet a perfect fit for your bag. Interior: There are 110 white ruled quality smooth pages available for you to fill them with your thoughts, delights and experiences. Please note this plain college-ruled journal does not contain any prompts or internal content. Before purchasing, it's advised to use the look inside feature. Without a doubt, this journal makes a perfect gift for a special friend or relative. Your gifting is not limited to birthdays, holidays and special occasions But enough from us. Now it's your turn. Just scroll up, click the buy button now to grab your personal copy of this first-rate notebook today.

Author : T. Elon Dancy II,M. Christopher Brown
Publisher : IAP
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2012-10-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781617359439

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African American Males and Education by T. Elon Dancy II,M. Christopher Brown Pdf

African American Males in Education: Researching the Convergence of Race and Identity addresses a number of research gaps. This book emerges at a time when new social dynamics of race and other identities are shaping, but also shaped by, education. Educational settings consistently perpetuate racial and other forms of privilege among students, personnel, and other participants in education. For instance, differential access to social networks still visibly cluster by race, continuing the work of systemic privilege by promoting outcome inequalities in education and society. The issues defining the relationship between African American males and education remain complex. Although there has been substantial discussion about the plight of African American male participants and personnel in education, only modest attempts have been made to center analysis of identity and identity intersections in the discourse. Additionally, more attention to African American male teachers and faculty is needed in light of their unique cultural experiences in educational settings and expectations to mentor and/or socialize other African Americans, particularly males.

Author : Claudia Milian
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2013-02-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780820344799

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Latining America by Claudia Milian Pdf

With Latining America, Claudia Milian proposes that the economies of blackness, brownness, and dark brownness summon a new grammar for Latino/a studies that she names “Latinities.” Milian’s innovative study argues that this ensnared economy of meaning startles the typical reading practices deployed for brown Latino/a embodiment. Latining America keeps company with and challenges existent models of Latinidad, demanding a distinct paradigm that puts into question what is understood as Latino and Latina today. Milian conceptually considers how underexplored “Latin” participants––the southern, the black, the dark brown, the Central American—have ushered in a new world of “Latined” signification from the 1920s to the present. Examining not who but what constitutes the Latino and Latina, Milian’s new critical Latinities disentangle the brown logic that marks “Latino/a” subjects. She expands on and deepens insights in transamerican discourses, narratives of passing, popular culture, and contemporary art. This daring and original project uncovers previously ignored and unremarked upon cultural connections and global crossings whereby African Americans and Latinos traverse and reconfigure their racialized classifications.

Author : Phil Maas
Publisher : Hugo House Publishers, Ltd.
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2020-08-18
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781948261326

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The Heart of Football: Why the Small College Game Matters by Phil Maas Pdf

Small College Football captures The Heart of Football, the joy, the passion, the heartache ... It is life. Small college football is everyone from anywhere working to become a team. How this mission impacts the players and coaches striving to achieve it is more important today than ever before. In The Heart of Football-players tell you why they play, coaches tell you why they coach, and everyone involved in the game tells you why they love football so much.

Author : United States. Congress
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 554 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Law
ISBN : UCR:31210025940444

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Congressional Record by United States. Congress Pdf

Author : Chris Jeub
Publisher : Training Minds Ministry
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Debates and debating
ISBN : 0970977301

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Jeub's Complete Guide to Speech and Debate: For use in home schools, Christian schools, forensics clubs, and individual study by Chris Jeub Pdf