Lars Fant – författare

The issue of high-level language proficiency in other than monolingual contexts can be approached from a variety of perspectives, including linguistic/structural; psycholinguistic/cognitive and sociolinguistic/societal. Bringing together a team of experts, this volume takes a novel empirical approach to the subject combined with an up-to-date understanding of these research areas, to answer two important research questions in the field of second language acquisition: what conditions allow learners to attain an outstanding level of proficiency in a second language, and what factors still prevent them from becoming entirely like first language speakers. Looking at a range of European languages including English, French, Italian, Spanish and Swedish, it provides important insights into second language use at the highest levels as well as in high-proficient mixed language use in multicultural settings. A useful tool for both language teaching and language teacher training, it provides a solid grounding for further study in this important area of research.

The issue of high-level language proficiency in other than monolingual contexts can be approached from a variety of perspectives, including linguistic/structural; psycholinguistic/cognitive and sociolinguistic/societal. Bringing together a team of experts, this volume takes a novel empirical approach to the subject combined with an up-to-date understanding of these research areas, to answer two important research questions in the field of second language acquisition: what conditions allow learners to attain an outstanding level of proficiency in a second language, and what factors still prevent them from becoming entirely like first language speakers. Looking at a range of European languages including English, French, Italian, Spanish and Swedish, it provides important insights into second language use at the highest levels as well as in high-proficient mixed language use in multicultural settings. A useful tool for both language teaching and language teacher training, it provides a solid grounding for further study in this important area of research.

Partiendo de una concepción dialógica del lenguaje, esta colección de once trabajos dedicados al estudio del discurso oral en español ofrece a analistas del discurso, estudiosos de la interacción verbal y estudiantes universitarios de estas disciplinas un conjunto de contribuciones teóricas y aplicadas representativas del estado de la cuestión y de sus desarrollos más recientes. En su análisis de materiales institucionales y coloquiales, los autores proponen nuevos enfoques teóricos y perspectivas analíticas al dar cuenta del valor de la oralidad como manifestación sociocultural en una variedad de contextos. Recoge trabajos de 15 académicos provenientes de siete países: María Bernal, Antonio Briz, Luis Cortés, Lars Fant, Irene Fonte, Fanny Forsberg, Carmen García, Ana María Harvey, Annette Myre Jørgensen, Per Linell, Estrella Montolio, Carlos Olave, Marcela Oyanedel, Anna-Brita Stenström y Rodney Williamson.