General Education and Language Teaching Methodology

Miko¿aj Rych¿o

ISBN 10: 3631649193 / ISBN 13: 9783631649190

Published by Peter Lang, Peter Lang Jun 2015, 2015

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Neuware -This book presents a selection of papers on teaching English as a foreign language and the role of language education in human development. As thinking skills rely on language, language education should exceed utilitarian and everyday communicative needs and should be the basis for developing other school subjects. The book provides practical suggestions for language teaching, for the development of logical thinking and the understanding of the linguistic relationship between the first and the second languages in a historical perspective. 174 pp. Englisch. Seller Inventory # 9783631649190

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Title: General Education and Language Teaching ...

Publisher: Peter Lang, Peter Lang Jun 2015

Publication Date: 2015

Binding: Buch

Condition: Neu

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Synopsis:

This book presents a selection of papers on teaching English as a foreign language and the role of language education in human development. As thinking skills rely on language, language education should exceed utilitarian and everyday communicative needs and should be the basis for developing other school subjects. The book provides practical suggestions for language teaching, for the development of logical thinking and the understanding of the linguistic relationship between the first and the second languages in a historical perspective.

About the Author:

Karolina Janczukowicz is Assistant Professor at the Institute of English and American Studies at the University of Gdańsk, Poland. Her academic interests include psycholinguistics and teaching pronunciation to secondary school students.
Mikołaj Rychło is Assistant Professor of English and Linguistics at the Institute of English and American Studies at the University of Gdańsk, Poland. His current research interests include historical linguistics, etymology, Polish-English cognates and philosophy of language education.