Going beyond the comfort zone: multilingualism, translation and mediation to foster plurilingual competence
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From watching a subtitled TV series to learning the lyrics of a popular song in a foreign language, media act as a mirror reflecting global multilingual realities as discussed by the authors. And yet, it is not always...Abstract:
From watching a subtitled TV series to learning the lyrics of a popular song in a foreign language, media act as a mirror reflecting global multilingual realities. And yet, it is not always...read more
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Multimodal Discourse: The Modes and Media of Contemporary Communication:
TL;DR: Dollimore as discussed by the authors argues that critical theorists should strive to understand the contradictions within our lives and our literature and explore the daemonic power of the subjects that offend our sense of tradition.
Fossilization in Adult Second Language Acquisition
TL;DR: Fossilization in Adult Second Language Acquisition (SLA) as mentioned in this paper is a phenomenon that occurs despite continuous exposure to the target language input, sufficient motivation to improve, and ample opportunity to practice.
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Multilingualism as a Resource in the Foreign Language Classroom: A Study on Utilizing the Language Backgrounds of Multilingual Children in Finnish Comprehensive School
TL;DR: A study in which both students with immigrant backgrounds and teachers of English were asked how they experienced multilingualism in the language classroom and how the students’ multilingual background was taken into account in English classes indicated that the children found English relatively easy to learn and they were able to use their L1s especially to benefit vocabulary learning.
Theatrical Translation and Film Adaptation: A Practitioner’s View
TL;DR: Translated novels and poems often arrive footnoted with “cultural notes” on words and allusions obscure to the reader’s cultural heritage, but translations of performances – whether of theatrical or cinematic dramas – have no recourse to such devices.
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Multimodal Discourse: The Modes and Media of Contemporary Communication
Gunther Kress,T van Leeuwen +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a theory of multimodal discourse for the age of interactive media and provide students with a wide-ranging analysis of various communication styles and the ways by which text is now understood as the interaction of sound, music, vision, colour and language.
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An Introduction to Sociolinguistics
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a survey of the sociolinguistics and the Sociology of Language Methodological Concerns in the context of Pidgin to Creole and beyond.
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