Given the pervasiveness of language in social life and the implications that language use can have for one’s individual and collective identities, attempts were made to explore the theoretical and empirical advantages in ...

LANGUAGE seems to have two principal functions; it is, of course, an instrument of commu- nication, but it can also constitute a means of asserting one’s identity or one’s distinctive- ness from others. A common language ...

Large classes are wdiely considered to be problematic for langauge learning. However, some teachers effectively manage large classes in which students learn successfully. Class size in itself does not necessarily have a ...