Advances in Second and Foreign Language Acquisition: From Greek Classrooms to Global Contexts [Hardcover]

This book offers new empirical insights into second language acquisition and multilingual education. Drawing on diverse theoretical frameworks, it explores the intersections of multilingualism and language pedagogy across varied global contexts. Organised into three thematic sections, the volume brings together thirteen studies first presented at the 2024 annual Advances in Second and Foreign Language Acquisition conference at the University of Nicosia. It spans topics such as Teaching Greek to Speakers of Other Languages, intercultural communicative competence, task-based instruction, and the cognitive dimensions of language learning. Contributions are grounded in sociocultural theory, complex dynamic systems theory, and intercultural communicative competence, highlighting issues of integration, learner identity and linguistic diversity. Bridging both regional and international contexts, this book is a valuable resource for researchers, educators, and policymakers engaging with contemporary challenges facing second and foreign language education.

Introduction.- Section 1: Teaching Greek as a Second Language.- 1. English as a Lingua Franca in Erasmus+ L2 Greek Classroom (Ellie Zampiaki and Aretousa Giannakou).- 2.An examination of Greek vowel production by adult Albanian speakers of Greek as a second language Semina Kask (Asimina Kaskampa and Georgios P. Georgiou).- 3. Navigating the Challenges of Reliability and Validity in Self-Assessment for Greek as a Second Language (Antonios Ventouris, Olympia Blatsioti, Dimitra Tsalta and Thomais Rousoulioti).- 4. Teaching Greek to refugee and migrant students: Primary school teachers educational methods and approaches (Marina Mogli and S. Goudoufa).- 5. The effectivenesslÃ