There is an unconscious racism at work in Canada—an ignorance of Aboriginal peoples and culture that breeds indifference to, and ambivalence about, Aboriginal poverty and ill health. Warry examines co
The Girl and the Game traces the history of women's organized sport in Canada from its early, informal roots in the late nineteenth century through the formation of amateur and professional teams to t
Highly acclaimed when the first edition appeared in 1989, "Skyscrapers Hide the Heavens" is the first comprehensive account of Indian-white relations throughout Canada's history. J.R. Miller charts th
Focusing on lexical error production of young Spanish learners over two years, from fourth to sixth grade, Llach (modern languages, U. de La Rioja, Spain) explores the development of the participants'
Twenty years ago, Aboriginal and treaty rights were included in Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982. They provided the basis for recognition of the unique status of Indigenous peoples within Cana
Online Communication in a Second Language examines the use of social computer mediated communication with speakers of Japanese via longitudinal case studies of up to four years. Through the analysis o
Cities are the dominant geographical focus of business and leisure tourism travel, and cities everywhere are regenerating and reinventing themselves so as to attract visitors, students and investment.
In this collection of 11 essays, historians look at the symbiotic relationships between seaside resorts and coastal ports over the last 300 years in Europe, with cases from countries including Wales,
Taguchi (second-language acquisition, pragmatics, and Japanese language and culture; Carnegie Mellon U.) reports and interprets the results of a longitudinal study of pragmatic development among Japan
Language transfer refers to how speaking a particular first language directly or indirectly affects someone's use of a second language. Linguists in Belgium, the US, and Denmark contribute to the curr
This book explores the wide-ranging terminology relevant to intercultural dialogue. It reports on a research project that explored the management of value judgment in foreign language education to ove
The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment (CEFR) is a Council of Europe-issued guideline that aims to provide a method of language pedagogy that applies
For the LINEE project (Languages in as Network of European Excellence), nine partners from European universities collaborated on 24 sub-projects to find out how European multilingualism fosters Europe
In this volume tourism experts collectively discuss and debate some intriguing questions that the tourism industry poses, such as the relevance of mass tourism, the dilemma of authenticity, whether sm
Pennycook (language studies, U. of Technology, Sydney) continues his explorations of language use that convention would deem out of place. His topics include manjari seeds and nutmeg trees, through ot
Thomas' book was designed for parents who are raising bilingual or multilingual children. Academics, students, and teachers will also find useful information in the text. Thomas and her interviewing t
Arias (education, Arizona State University) and Faltis (education, University of California-Davis) unite contributors in English, education, teaching English as a second language, and applied linguist
