Language Development across the Life Span The Impact of English on Education and Work in Iceland /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Arnbjörnsdóttir, Birna (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Ingvarsdóttir, Hafdís (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Educational Linguistics, 34
• Subjects: Language and education.; Educational policy.; Education and state.; Language policy.; Lifelong learning.; Adult education.; Language Education.; Educational Policy and Politics.; Language Policy and Planning.; Lifelong Learning/Adult Education.

This book offers insights from a seven-year study into the impact of English as an International Language at a national level, from the effect of rich English input on a previously monolingual people's linguistic repertoire to its effect on the situated language use demanded of speakers who fin...

Table of Contents:

• Language Development across the Life Span. English in Iceland: From input to output, by Birna Arnbjörnsdóttir and Hafdís Ingvarsdóttir
• The Policies and Contexts that Frame English Education and Use in Iceland by Birna Arnbjörnsdóttir
• English Exposure, Proficiency and use in Iceland by Birna Arnbjörnsdóttir
• English Exposure and Vocabulary Proficiency at the Onset of English Instruction by Ásrún Jóhannsdóttir
• Learning and using English: The views of Learners at the end of Compulsory Education by Hafdís Ingvarsdóttir and Ásrún Jóhannsdóttir
• Academic Vocabulary Proficiency and Reading Comprehension among Icelandic Secondary School Students by Guðmundur Edgarsson
• Perceptions of Relevance of English Education at Secondary School by Anna Jeeves
• Using English at University by Birna Arnbjörnsdóttir
• Simultaneous Parallel Code use by Birna Arnbjörnsdóttir and Hafdís Ingvarsdóttir
• University Instructor's Views on Using Curriculum Materials in English by Hafdís Ingvarsdóttir
• Writing English for Research and Publication Purposes (ERPP): Personal Identity and Professional Voice by Hafdís Ingvarsdóttir and Birna Arnbjörnsdóttir
• Conclusions by Hafdís Ingvarsdóttir and Birna Arnbjörnsdóttir.