This book is a 25th anniversary compendium of the Scripture and Hermeneutics seminar that tells its story, reflects on its work and impact in the early decades of the twenty-first century and charts a new path for the future generations of scholars and students of biblical interpretation.

This book brings together the work of those implementing, using, or researching the Seal of Biliteracy (SoBL) in higher education contexts. Book chapters detail how various institutions of higher education (IHEs) are leveraging state’s SoBL policies and the Global SoBL to promote biliteracy within and across communities.

This book brings together three decades of research to show that L1 skills and L2 aptitude are confounding variables in studies of language anxiety and that learners’ levels of anxiety for L2 learning are strongly related to their levels of language achievement. It holds the potential to change the ways in which we think about language anxiety.

This book features eight empirical studies that examine the longitudinal development of Chinese as a second language. Taken together, the collected studies show the dynamics and complexities of Chinese L2 development.

Based on both qualitative and quantitative data, this pioneering book explores the concepts of second language advancedness (L2) in the context of higher education's need to meet the challenges of an increasingly globalized world. Comprehensive yet engaging, it is essential reading for instructors of L2 language, literature and culture alike.

Written by a team of leading experts working in different SLA specialisms, this fifth edition is a clear and concise introduction to the main theories of second language acquisition (SLA) from multiple perspectives, comprehensively updated to reflect the latest developments in SLA research.

Written by a team of leading experts working in different SLA specialisms, this fifth edition is a clear and concise introduction to the main theories of second language acquisition (SLA) from multiple perspectives, comprehensively updated to reflect the latest developments in SLA research.

From ancient writing systems to the newest words, this engaging book unravels the marvels and mysteries of language change and language history, showing how and why languages change. It is written in a lively and accessible manner, making it ideal for anyone interested in how languages change over time.

This book introduces readers to the concepts of tweenhood and television tropes by providing historical and theoretical contexts and reviewing the history of television targeted to tweens. It will benefit children’s media researchers, media and communication, cultural studies, adolescent and child development.