Inspired by a postgraduate French studies conference (University of Nottingham, 10 September 2008), this volume explores linguistic form and content in relation

This book presents an overview of contemporary information-processing approaches to second language acquisition. This theoretical approach proposes that people

This volume chronicles a revolution in our thinking about what makes students want to learn languages and what causes them to persist in that difficult and rewa

Explores how children develop linguistic and literary competence from early childhood into adolescence, in a diverse range of linguistic contexts.

The last decade has seen a burgeoning of interest in the twin fields of school effectiveness and school improvement by politicians, policy makers and practition