MLJ Reviews

Books reviewed in this article: Azuma, Shoji, & Ryo Sambongi, Business Japanese Castells, Matilde Olivella De, Elizabeth Guzmán, Paloma Lapuerta, & Carmen Garcí, Mosaicos: Spanish as a World Language Cipris, Zeljko, & Shoko Hamano, Making Sense of Japanese Grammar: A Clear Guide through Common Problems Coupland, Nikolas, Srikant Sarangi, & Christopher N. Candlin. (Eds.), Sociolinguistics and Social Theory Davidson, Fred, & Brian K. Lynch, Testcraft: A Teacher's Guide to Writing and Using Language Test Specifications Donahue, Ray T. (Ed.), Exploring Japaneseness: On Japanese Enactments of Culture and Consciousness Erbaugh, Mary S. (Ed.) Difficult Characters: Interdisciplinary Studies of Chinese and Japanese Writing Finneman, Michael D., & Lynn Carbón, De lector a escritor: El desarrollo de la comunicación escrita Furry, Nina M., & Hannelore Jarausch, Cahier d’exercices Furry, Nina M., & Hannelore Jarausch, Student audio CD Furry, Nina M., & Hannelore Jarausch, Bonne continuation: Approfondissement à l’écrit et à l’oral Gao, Hong, The Physical Foundation of the Patterning of Physical Action Verbs: A Study of Chinese Verbs Hammond, Robert M, The Sounds of Spanish: Analysis and Application (with Special Reference to American English) Inchaurralde, Carlos, María Cristina SÁiz, Ana Nocito, & Ulrike A. Kaunzner, Los sonidos del español Lewis, Cynthia, Literary Practices as Social Acts: Power, Status, and Cultural Norms in the Classroom Macaro, Ernesto, Learning Strategies in Foreign and Second Language Classrooms Mesthrie, Rajend. (Ed.), Concise Encyclopedia of Sociolinguistics Robbie, Sheila, Tina Ruggirello, & Bernie Warren, Using Drama to Bring Language to Life: Ideas, Games and Activities for Teachers of Languages and Language Arts Rohsenow, John S, ABC Dictionary of Chinese Proverbs Scollon, Ron, Mediated Discourse: The Nexus of Practice Scovel, Tom, Learning New Languages: A New Guide to Second Language Acquisition Shohamy, Elana, The Power of Tests: A Critical Perspective on the Uses of Language Tests Silva–Corvalán, Carmen, Sociolingüística y pragmática del español Stempleski, Susan, & Barry Tomalin, Film Terrell, Tracy D., Magdalena Andrade, Jeanne Egasse, & Elias Miguel Muñoz, Dos Mundos Terrell, Tracy D., Magdalena Andrade, Jeanne Egasse, & Elias Miguel Muñoz, Dos Mundos: Cuaderno de trabajo (Parts A & B). Tudor, Ian, The Dynamics of the Language Classroom White, Patrick. (Ed.), Harrap's Unabridged Dictionary/Dictionnaire White, Patrick, Harrap's Unabridged Dictionary/Dictionnaire Woodward, Tessa, Planning Lessons and Courses: Designing Sequences of Work for the Language Classroom