Agneta Marie-Louise Svalberg
Biographic Data
| ID | 3475721 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Agneta Marie-Louise Svalberg |
| GIVEN NAMES | Agneta Marie-Louise |
| FAMILY NAME | Svalberg |
| SIGNATURE | SVALBERG A M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Leicester |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Mapping tense form and meaning for L2 learning - From theory to practice
English tense presents second/foreign language learners with considerable cognitive challenges and, it will be argued, grammars and textbooks are generally inadequate sources of knowledge of the tense system as system. A modified version of Reichenbach's (1947. Elements of Symbolic Logic . New York: Macmillan) tense model is then presented. The original model has been criticized for its inability to deal with temporal relationships in natural tex…
In memory of Prof. Dr Carl James
With great sadness we have learned that Prof. Dr Carl James passed away on 1st November 2016, having suffered for some time from Alzheimer's disease.Carl James was one of the original members of th
Limited aspects of reality
Language testers and educational measurement practitioners operate within two frames of reference: norm-referenced (NRT) and criterion-referenced testing (CRT). The former underpins the world of large-scale standardized testing that prioritizes variability and comparison. The latter supports substantive score meaning in formative and domain specific assessment. It has recently been claimed that the criterion-referenced enterprise is all but dead;…
Peer interaction, cognitive conflict, and anxiety on a Grammar Awareness course for language teachers
This is an Author's Accepted Manuscript of an article published in Language Awareness, 21 (1-2), pp. 137-155, 2012 © Taylor & Francis, available online at: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/09658416.2011.639886
Engagement with language
In ‘Language awareness and language learning’ (Svalberg, 2007 Svalberg, A. M.-L. 2007. Language awareness and language learning. Language Teaching, 40(4): 287–308. [Crossref] , [Google Scholar]) I concluded that the otherwise diverse and multidisciplinary field of language awareness (LA) is given coherence by its focus on engagement with language. I argued that LA is seen as active and not merely as a state of conscious awareness or sensitivity. …
Mapping tense form and meaning for L2 learning - From theory to practice
English tense presents second/foreign language learners with considerable cognitive challenges and, it will be argued, grammars and textbooks are generally inadequate sources of knowledge of the tense system as system. A modified version of Reichenbach's (1947. Elements of Symbolic Logic . New York: Macmillan) tense model is then presented. The original model has been criticized for its inability to deal with temporal relationships in natural tex…
Engagement with language
In ‘Language awareness and language learning’ (Svalberg, 2007 Svalberg, A. M.-L. 2007. Language awareness and language learning. Language Teaching, 40(4): 287–308. [Crossref] , [Google Scholar]) I concluded that the otherwise diverse and multidisciplinary field of language awareness (LA) is given coherence by its focus on engagement with language. I argued that LA is seen as active and not merely as a state of conscious awareness or sensitivity. …
Peer interaction, cognitive conflict, and anxiety on a Grammar Awareness course for language teachers
This is an Author's Accepted Manuscript of an article published in Language Awareness, 21 (1-2), pp. 137-155, 2012 © Taylor & Francis, available online at: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/09658416.2011.639886
Limited aspects of reality
Language testers and educational measurement practitioners operate within two frames of reference: norm-referenced (NRT) and criterion-referenced testing (CRT). The former underpins the world of large-scale standardized testing that prioritizes variability and comparison. The latter supports substantive score meaning in formative and domain specific assessment. It has recently been claimed that the criterion-referenced enterprise is all but dead;…
In memory of Prof. Dr Carl James
With great sadness we have learned that Prof. Dr Carl James passed away on 1st November 2016, having suffered for some time from Alzheimer's disease.Carl James was one of the original members of th
Mapping tense form and meaning for L2 learning - From theory to practice
English tense presents second/foreign language learners with considerable cognitive challenges and, it will be argued, grammars and textbooks are generally inadequate sources of knowledge of the tense system as system. A modified version of Reichenbach's (1947. Elements of Symbolic Logic . New York: Macmillan) tense model is then presented. The original model has been criticized for its inability to deal with temporal relationships in natural tex…
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