An Introduction to Unification-Based Approaches to Grammar
subject: Grammar
creator: Shieber, Stuart M
publisher: Microtome Publishing
contributor: Cut Rita Zahara
rights: Creative Commons
type: Textbooks

Tense and Text in Classical Arabic
subject: Tense
description: This study undertakes to examine the problem of the tenses in Classical Arabic. While aware of the long tradition which shaped the discussion of this subject, and building, in fact, on some important insights offered by medieval and modern grammarians, this study attempts to redefine the discussion and propose a new analysis of the tenses, based on a functional text-oriented investigation of a large corpus of Classical Arabic prose. This title was made Open Access by libraries from around the world through Knowledge Unlatched.
creator: Michal Marmorstein,
source: http://oapen.org/download
publisher: Brill, Leiden, Boston
contributor: Rika Zulfia
rights: Creative Commons
type: Textbooks

Reading With My Eyes Open: Embracing the Critical and The Personal in Language Pedagogy
subject: Reading
description: Untangling the various approaches to language teaching and their history, Gerdi Quist maps recent thinking in language studies at university. Using an interdisciplinary theoretical framework, drawn from educational philosophy, cultural studies, intercultural studies and language pedagogy, the author discusses the many tensions and currents in contemporary language teaching. The author puts forward an alternative pedagogy, that of a cultuurtekst-perspective, which engages learners at complex linguistic and cultural levels. In discussing the case study in which this approach is tested, the author develops her argument for embracing various critical perspectives through the personal engagement of students. From the start the author acknowledges her own engaged position as a language teacher in a liberal humanistic educational environment. She adopts a self-critical perspective through which her engagement with adverse student reaction leads to deepening insights both for the author and her students as part of the non-linear process of learning. Gerdi Quist teaches Dutch language and lectures on multiculturalism and intercultural communication. Recent publications included a book chapter and journal articles on language pedagogy and intercultural communication.
creator: Gerdi Quist
publisher: Independent
contributor: Cut Rita Zahara
rights: Creative Commons
type: Textbooks

Language Endangerment and Language Revitalization : An Introduction
subject: Language
description: In almost every part of the world, minority languages are being threatened with extinction. At the same time, dedicated efforts are being made to document endangered languages, to maintain them, and even to revive once-extinct languages. The book presents a comprehensive overview of language endangerment and revitalization. Among the examined aspects are: degrees of endangerment, definitions of language death, causes of endangerment, types of speakers in endangerment situations, methods of documentation. The book is of interest to a wide readership, including linguists, anthropologists, sociologists, and educators.
creator: Tasaku Tsunoda,
source: http://oapen.org/download
publisher: De Gruyter Mouton, Berlin
contributor: Rika Zulfia
rights: Creative Commons
type: Textbooks