Gender perspectives on vocabulary in foreign and second languages

A collection of empirical studies on gender and the acquisition, development,meaning and use of vocabulary by female and male adult, adolescent, and younglearners of English and Spanish as a second or foreign language. Up-to-date research identifies relationships between gender and vocabulary in a language classroom context. INDICE: Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Theorising Gender Perspectives in Foreign and Second Language Learning; J.Sunderland - PART I: GENDERTENDENCIES IN LEXICAL ACQUISITION, DEVELOPMENT AND USE - More Than Words: Inferential and Incorrect Units Recalled; C.Brantmeier - Gender and Mother Tonguein EFL Learners' Lexicon; M.Díez Prados - Exploring the Role of Gender in Lexical Creations; M.P.Agustín Llach - Gender and Motivation in EFL Vocabulary Production; A.Fernández Fontecha - Gender Tendencies in EFL across Vocabulary Tests; R.M.Jiménez Catalán - Boys' and Girls' L2 Word Associations; S.Moreno Espinosa - PART II: GENDERED WORDS: REPRESENTATION AND IDENTITIES - A Case Study of Mrs. Smith's Words and Her Quiet Girls; A.Jule - Gender Identity in Words for Professional Titles in Textbooks; M.Bengoechea& J.Simón - Humor, Vocabulary, and Individuality in an EFL Task; J.Ojeda Alba - Lexical Encoding of Gender Relations and Identities; A.García Gómez - Index -

• ISBN: 978-0-230-23262-4
• Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 288
• Fecha Publicación: 18/02/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés