文档介绍：Language Learning in
New English Contexts
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Language Learning in
New English Contexts
Studies of Acquisition and Development
Edited by
Rita E. Silver
Christine C. M. Goh
and
Lubna Alsagoff
Continuum International Publishing Group
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© Rita E. Silver, Christine C. M. Goh, Lubna Alsagoff and contributors 2009
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ISBN: 978-0-8264-9845-8 (Hardback)
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Contents
Acknowledgements vii
Notes on Editors and Contributors viii
1. English Acquisition and Development in
Multilingual Singapore 1
Rita E. Silver, Christine C. M. Goh and Lubna Alsagoff
2. Learning English in Singapore: Pronunciation
Targets and Norms 18
Madalena Cruz-Ferreira
3. Talking Beyond the Here-and-Now: Preschoolers’
Use of Decontextualized Language 32
Christine C. M. Goh and Grace Ho Li Jun
4. Listening Strategies of Singaporean
Primary Pupils 55
Peter Y. Gu, Guangwei Hu and Lawrence J. Zhang
5. Asian Pedagogy: Scaffolding in a Singaporean
English Classroom 75
Viniti Vaish and Chitra Shegar
6. Language Development in Singapore Classrooms:
A Corpus-based Description of the ‘School Variety’ 91
Paul Doyle
7. Metaphorization in Singaporean Student Writing:
A Corpus-based Study 112
Libo Guo and Huaqing Hong
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