Practical approaches to foreign language teaching and learning

This book discusses Spanish Language Maintenance and Linguistic attitudes in the Latino Community of Northwest Indiana, and the role of ICMs in Cybergenre Representation and Reading Modes.

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Contents: Eva Mendieta: Spanish Language Maintenance and Linguistic attitudes in the Latino Community of Northwest Indiana - Erin Kearney: Images as a Resource for Culture Learning in the Foreign Language Classroom - Heike Pintor/Birgit Strotmann/Claudia Kunschak: Project Management Inside and Outside the Classroom - Elaine Hewitt: Is Parental Influence an Effective Resource for Learning English as a Foreign Language? An Empirical Study with Complete-Beginner Children - Joanna Bielska: Gender Differences in Strategy Use and Classroom Task Preferences of Polish EFL Learners - Silvia Ines Pereira Rojas/Celia Guido Mendes: Influence of Dictionary Usage in the Results of a Test of Reading Comprehension of Technical and Scientific Texts in EFL - Carlos Perinan Pascual: WebQuests in a Stand-alone Course Management System - Maureen Klos: Beyond Autonomous Learning: Integrating e-Learning in Academia Language Support - Juan Bosco Camon Herrera: Software for L2 Writing Enhancement in Translation Curricula - Piedad Fernandez Toledo: Allocation of Traditional, Human and Computer Resources to Meet the ELIS Subject Curriculum Demands - Marta Navarro Coy/M* Luisa Villanueva Alfonso: Broadening the Concept of Reading Strategies: Towards a New Wreader - M* Noelia Ruiz Madrid: Designing CALL Materials in the Foreign Language Field: The Case of TADLA in the EFL Classroom - Ignasi Navarro/Antonio J. Silvestre: The Role of ICMs in Cybergenre Representation and Reading Modes.