The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and Discourse
1st Edition
Published on 21. May 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-1-032-01188-2 (ISBN)
Description
This state-of-the-art volume offers a comprehensive and accessible examination of perspectives within the field of discourse analysis on the processes and conditions of second language learning, teaching, and use.
Led by Brian Paltridge and Matthew T. Prior, this collection brings together leading global researchers in the field to guide readers through background theories, theoretical paradigms, methodological issues, and pedagogical implications by synthesizing current and past work, and setting a future agenda for discourse-oriented second language research.
The book is a critical resource which will be indispensable for scholars and advanced students of applied linguistics, second language acquisition, education, and related fields.
Led by Brian Paltridge and Matthew T. Prior, this collection brings together leading global researchers in the field to guide readers through background theories, theoretical paradigms, methodological issues, and pedagogical implications by synthesizing current and past work, and setting a future agenda for discourse-oriented second language research.
The book is a critical resource which will be indispensable for scholars and advanced students of applied linguistics, second language acquisition, education, and related fields.
Reviews / Votes
"The volume by Brian Paltridge and Matthew T. Prior offers to the field contemporary perspectives on the theoretical and methodological power of discourse analytic approaches in furthering understandings of second language learning, teaching, and use in a wide range of contexts. Novice and seasoned researchers alike will find the chapters eminently useful."Joan Kelly Hall, Professor Emerita of Applied Linguistics, The Pennsylvania State University, USA
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Postgraduate and Undergraduate Advanced
Illustrations
1 s/w Photographie bzw. Rasterbild, 11 s/w Zeichnungen, 5 s/w Tabellen, 12 s/w Abbildungen
5 Tables, black and white; 11 Line drawings, black and white; 1 Halftones, black and white; 12 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
Weight
740 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-032-01188-2 (9781032011882)
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Persons
Brian Paltridge is Professor of TESOL at the University of Sydney, Australia. He has served as editor for the journals English for Specific Purposes and TESOL Quarterly.
Matthew T. Prior is Associate Professor of English (Applied Linguistics, Linguistics, and TESOL) at Arizona State University, USA. He has edited several volumes and journal special issues. Most recently, he served as associate editor of Research Methods in Applied Linguistics, which he helped launch.
Matthew T. Prior is Associate Professor of English (Applied Linguistics, Linguistics, and TESOL) at Arizona State University, USA. He has edited several volumes and journal special issues. Most recently, he served as associate editor of Research Methods in Applied Linguistics, which he helped launch.
Content
List of figures
List of tables
List of contributors
1 Introduction
Brian Paltridge and Matthew T. Prior
Part I: Approaches and perspectives
2 Conversation analysis and second language research
Atsushi Hasegawa
3 Multimodal discourse analysis and second language research
Christoph Hafner
4 Narrative inquiry and second language research
Doris Warriner and Anne Pomerantz
5 Disciplinary discourses and second language literacies: A systemic functional linguistic perspective
Nicole Siffrinn and Meg Gebhard
6 Genre, discourse, and second language research
Christine M. Tardy and Jeroen Gevers
7 Grammatical complexity, discourse, and second language research
Ge Lan
8 Critical perspectives on discourse and second language research
Qinghua Chen, Yanmei Zheng, and Angel M. Y. Lin
9 A discursive psychological approach for second language acquisition research
Matthew T. Prior
10 Sociocultural theory and L2 discourse: From descriptive to interventionist research in second language acquisition
Amy Snyder Ohta
11 Sociocognitive perspectives on second language acquisition, teaching, and use
Dwight Atkinson, Anamaria Sagre Barboza, and Elif Burhan-Horasanli
12 Complex dynamic systems theory, interactional discourse, and second language research
Aki Siegel and Paul Seedhouse
13 Corpus approaches to discourse and second language research
Sheena Gardner
14 Ethnographic perspectives on discourse and second language research
Hanako Okada
15 Sociolinguistic perspectives on discourse and second language research
Corinne A. Seals and Honiara Salanoa
16 Language socialization, discourse, and second language research
Patricia A. Duff and Masaru Yamamoto
Part II: Types of discourse
17 Spoken discourse and second language research
Midori Ishida
18 Written discourse and second language research
Elena Cotos and Kimberly Becker
19 Disciplinary discourses and second language research
Bethany Gray and Chris Nuttall
20 Metadiscourse and second language research
Victor Ho
21 Classroom discourse and second language acquisition
Christopher Jenks and Olcay Sert
22 Multilingual discourse and second language research
Tarja Nikula and Anne Pitkaenen-Huhta
Part III: Areas of use
23 Technology-mediated discourse and second language research
Vincenza Tudini and Anthony J. Liddicoat
24 Intercultural pragmatics, discourse, and second language research
Istvan Kecskes
25 Identity, discourse, and second language research
Elizabeth Miller
26 Gender, sexuality, discourse, and second language acquisition research
Susan Ehrlich and Tommaso Milani
27 Discourse, competence, and second language acquisition research
Daisuke Kimura
Index
List of tables
List of contributors
1 Introduction
Brian Paltridge and Matthew T. Prior
Part I: Approaches and perspectives
2 Conversation analysis and second language research
Atsushi Hasegawa
3 Multimodal discourse analysis and second language research
Christoph Hafner
4 Narrative inquiry and second language research
Doris Warriner and Anne Pomerantz
5 Disciplinary discourses and second language literacies: A systemic functional linguistic perspective
Nicole Siffrinn and Meg Gebhard
6 Genre, discourse, and second language research
Christine M. Tardy and Jeroen Gevers
7 Grammatical complexity, discourse, and second language research
Ge Lan
8 Critical perspectives on discourse and second language research
Qinghua Chen, Yanmei Zheng, and Angel M. Y. Lin
9 A discursive psychological approach for second language acquisition research
Matthew T. Prior
10 Sociocultural theory and L2 discourse: From descriptive to interventionist research in second language acquisition
Amy Snyder Ohta
11 Sociocognitive perspectives on second language acquisition, teaching, and use
Dwight Atkinson, Anamaria Sagre Barboza, and Elif Burhan-Horasanli
12 Complex dynamic systems theory, interactional discourse, and second language research
Aki Siegel and Paul Seedhouse
13 Corpus approaches to discourse and second language research
Sheena Gardner
14 Ethnographic perspectives on discourse and second language research
Hanako Okada
15 Sociolinguistic perspectives on discourse and second language research
Corinne A. Seals and Honiara Salanoa
16 Language socialization, discourse, and second language research
Patricia A. Duff and Masaru Yamamoto
Part II: Types of discourse
17 Spoken discourse and second language research
Midori Ishida
18 Written discourse and second language research
Elena Cotos and Kimberly Becker
19 Disciplinary discourses and second language research
Bethany Gray and Chris Nuttall
20 Metadiscourse and second language research
Victor Ho
21 Classroom discourse and second language acquisition
Christopher Jenks and Olcay Sert
22 Multilingual discourse and second language research
Tarja Nikula and Anne Pitkaenen-Huhta
Part III: Areas of use
23 Technology-mediated discourse and second language research
Vincenza Tudini and Anthony J. Liddicoat
24 Intercultural pragmatics, discourse, and second language research
Istvan Kecskes
25 Identity, discourse, and second language research
Elizabeth Miller
26 Gender, sexuality, discourse, and second language acquisition research
Susan Ehrlich and Tommaso Milani
27 Discourse, competence, and second language acquisition research
Daisuke Kimura
Index