Contemporary Applied Linguistics Volume 1
Volume One Language Teaching and Learning
Published on 19. May 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-1-4411-5021-9 (ISBN)
Description
Written by internationally renowned academics, this volume provides a snapshot of the field of applied linguistics, and illustrates how linguistics is informing and engaging with neighbouring disciplines. The contributors present new research in the 'traditional' areas of applied linguistics, including multilingualism, language education, teacher-learner relationships, and assessment. It represents the best of current practice in applied linguistics, and will be invaluable to students and researchers looking for an overview of the field.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 170 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
505 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4411-5021-9 (9781441150219)
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Additional editions
Vivian Cook | Li Wei
Contemporary Applied Linguistics Volume 1
Volume One Language Teaching and Learning
E-Book
06/2009
1st Edition
Continuum Publishing Corporation
€39.99
Available for download
Persons
Li Wei is Professor of Applied Linguistics at Birbeck, University of London, UK. Vivian Cook is Professor Applied Linguistics at the University of Newcastle, UK.
Content
Introduction: language learning and teaching (editors); 1. Politics, Policies and Political Action in Foreign Language Education, Mike Byram; 2. Identity in Applied Linguistics: the need for conceptual exploration, David Block; 3. Language User Groups and Language Teaching, Vivian Cook; 4. Language Learning as Discursive Practice, Joan Kelly Hall; 5. Motivation, Attitude and Perception, Jean Marc Dewaele; 6. Interlanguage and Fossilisation: towards an analytic model; 7. Developments in Language Learner Strategies, Ernesto Macaro; 8. We Do Need Methods, Michael Swan; 9. Integrating Content-Based and Task-Based Approaches for Teaching, Learning, and Research, Teresa Pica; 10. The Decline and Fall of the Native Speaker Teacher, Enric Llurda; 11. Third Culture and Language Education, Claire Kramsch; 12. New roles for L2 vocabulary?, Paul Nation; Bibliography; Index.