Exploring Interactions Between Linguistic Theories, Language Learning and Pedagogy

The book explores the theoretical and philosophical groundings of various frameworks of language acquisition, pedagogy and practices. Central to its inquiry are foundational questions such as: How do different theories look at the nature of language and its acquisition, and how do they generate a two-way process of influencing pedagogical practices in different socio-cultural contexts and receive information back from the practices for its theoretical reflections? Structured in five parts—(...