As is known, early childhood is the best time to introduce a second or even a third language. These considerations assume special relevance when the need to be fluent in a second language may be vital for social interactions ...

Despite the emphasis on change, both synchronic and diachronic, that Sociolinguistics has, language standardization is a process that starkly reveals the social and cultural dynamics and struggles of language use, such as ...

The academic discipline of Foreign Languages is embedded in the curriculum of Brazilian schools by law. However, its inclusion does not guarantee its teaching process to be effective. Given this, private language courses ...

Special Educational needs is a subject that has not been exploited nor researched widely, nevertheless, Mexican policies have been changed to introduce students with these characteristics into “normal” educational contexts. ...

This is an introduction to the proposed theme, in which the importance of sociolinguistic studies for the teaching, acquisition and learning of languages is emphasized. In addition, each text of the material is presented, ...

The present study aimed to identify the teachers' conceptions about the development of children participating in a program of essential language stimulation. The study included two teachers and two assistants who work at ...