The Routledge Handbook of Applied Linguistics
Volumes One and Two
2nd Edition
Published on 27. June 2025
Book
844 pages
978-0-367-53621-3 (ISBN)
Description
The Routledge Handbook of Applied Linguistics, published in 2011, has long been a standard introduction and essential reference point to the broad interdisciplinary field of Applied Linguistics.
Reflecting the growth and widening scope of Applied linguistics, this new edition thoroughly updates and expands coverage. It includes 27 new chapters, now consists of two complementary volumes, and covers a wide range of topics from a variety of perspectives, Volume 1 is organised into two sections: Language Learning and Education and Key Areas and Approaches in Applied Linguistics and Volume 2 also two sections: Applied Linguistics in Society and Broadening Horizons.
Each volume includes thirty chapters written by specialists from around the world. Each chapter provides an overview of the history of the topic, the main current issues, recommendations for practice and possible future trajectory. Where appropriate, authors discuss the impact and use of new research methods in the area. Suggestions for further reading and cross-references are provided with every chapter.
The Routledge Handbook of Applied Linguistics remains the authoritative overview to this dynamic field and essential reading for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students, scholars and researchers of applied linguistics.
Reflecting the growth and widening scope of Applied linguistics, this new edition thoroughly updates and expands coverage. It includes 27 new chapters, now consists of two complementary volumes, and covers a wide range of topics from a variety of perspectives, Volume 1 is organised into two sections: Language Learning and Education and Key Areas and Approaches in Applied Linguistics and Volume 2 also two sections: Applied Linguistics in Society and Broadening Horizons.
Each volume includes thirty chapters written by specialists from around the world. Each chapter provides an overview of the history of the topic, the main current issues, recommendations for practice and possible future trajectory. Where appropriate, authors discuss the impact and use of new research methods in the area. Suggestions for further reading and cross-references are provided with every chapter.
The Routledge Handbook of Applied Linguistics remains the authoritative overview to this dynamic field and essential reading for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students, scholars and researchers of applied linguistics.
Reviews / Votes
The fully revised and expanded Routledge Handbook of Applied Linguistics is an invaluable resource for students and established scholars worldwide interested in the fascinating and ever-changing field of applied linguistics.Patricia Duff, The University of British Columbia, Canada
This new edition provides a comprehensive and current picture of the Applied Linguistics field. The two volumes of this handbook offer original contributions as well as signposts for future research in this field.
Alessandro Benati, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Series
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Postgraduate and Undergraduate Advanced
Illustrations
6 s/w Tabellen, 20 s/w Abbildungen, 3 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder, 17 s/w Zeichnungen
6 Tables, black and white; 17 Line drawings, black and white; 3 Halftones, black and white; 20 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 174 mm
Weight
1560 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-367-53621-3 (9780367536213)
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2nd Edition
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Persons
Li Wei is Director and Dean of the UCL Institute of Education, at University College London, UK, where he also holds the Chair in Applied Linguistics. He is the Editor of International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism and Applied Linguistics Review. He is Fellow of the British Academy, Academia Europaea, Academy of Social Sciences (UK), and Royal Society of Arts (UK).)
Zhu Hua is Professor of Language Learning and Intercultural Communication and Director of International Centre for Intercultural Studies at the Institute of Education, University College London (UCL). She is an elected Fellow of Academy of Social Sciences, UK and elected Fellow and Board member of the International Academy for Intercultural Research. She is Chair of British Association for Applied Linguistics (BAAL), 2021-2024.
James Simpson is Associate Professor in the Division of Humanities at Hong Kong University of Science & Technology. He was formerly Senior Lecturer in Language Education at the School of Education, University of Leeds, where he led the Language Education Academic Group.
Zhu Hua is Professor of Language Learning and Intercultural Communication and Director of International Centre for Intercultural Studies at the Institute of Education, University College London (UCL). She is an elected Fellow of Academy of Social Sciences, UK and elected Fellow and Board member of the International Academy for Intercultural Research. She is Chair of British Association for Applied Linguistics (BAAL), 2021-2024.
James Simpson is Associate Professor in the Division of Humanities at Hong Kong University of Science & Technology. He was formerly Senior Lecturer in Language Education at the School of Education, University of Leeds, where he led the Language Education Academic Group.
Content
Volume 1
Introduction: Applied linguistics in the contemporary world -- Li Wei, Zhu Hua and James Simpson
PART I Language learning and language education
Conceptualising language education: theories and practice -- Diane Larsen-Freeman
Second and additional language acquisition across the lifespan-- Lourdes Ortega
Language teaching and methodology -- Scott Thornbury
Technology and language learning -- Richard Kern
Teacher communities of practice -- Simon Borg
Curriculum and materials: decolonisation and inclusivity - John Gray
Content-language-integrated learning and English medium instruction -- Heath Rose and Jim McKinley
Bilingual and Multilingual education -- Ingrid Gogolin
English for academic purposes -- Nigel Harwood and Bojana Petric
Language testing -- Barry O'Sullivan
Language awareness - Xuesong (Andy) Gao
Classroom discourse -- Amy B. M. Tsui
Language and culture -- Claire Kramsch
Language socialisation -- Agnes Weiyun He
PART II Key areas and approaches in applied linguistics
Grammar -- Michael Swan
Lexis -- Joe Barcroft and Gretchen Sunderman
Applied phonetics and phonology -- Helen Fraser
Literacy -- Doris S. Warriner
Genre analysis - John Flowerdew
Stylistics -- Elena Semino
Discourse analysis -- Guy Cook
Corpus linguistics -- Phoebe Lin and Svenja Adolphs
Cognitive linguistics - Bodo Winter and Florent Perek
Systemic functional linguistics - Lise Fontaine and Anne McCabe
Generative grammar -- Shigenori Wakabayashi
Psycholinguistics and second language acquisition -- John Field
Neurolinguistics in language learning and teaching -- John W. Schwieter and Stefano Rastelli
Psychology of language learning: personality, emotion and motivation -- Jean-Marc Dewaele
Sociocultural approaches to language development -- Steven L. Thorne and Thomas Tasker
Sociolinguistics for language education - Petros Karatsareas
Index
Volume 2
Introduction: Applied linguistics in the contemporary world -- Li Wei, Zhu Hua and James Simpson
PART I Applied linguistics in society
Multilingualism -- Jasone Cenoz and Durk Gorter
Language and migration -- Mike Baynham and James Simpson
Language policy and planning -- Lionel Wee
Family language policy - Kendall A. King
Critical discourse analysis, critical discourse studies, and critical applied linguistics - Karin Zotzmann and John P. O'Regan
Digital language and communication - Caroline Tagg
Intercultural communication - Zhu Hua
Institutional discourse -Zsofia Demjen and Miguel Perez-Milans
Medical communication -- Sarah Collins, Sarah Peters and Ian Watt
English for professional communication: A critical genre analytical perspective -- Vijay K. Bhatia and Aditi Bhatia
Identity -- Bonny Norton and Monica Shank Lauwo
Gender and Sexuality - Helen Sauntson
Language and race - Jennifer B. Delfino and H. Samy Alim
Politics and applied linguistics - Philip Seargeant
World Englishes and English as a lingua franca -- Andy Kirkpatrick and David Deterding
PART II Broadening Horizons
Sign languages -- Bencie Woll and Rachel Sutton-Spence
Lexicography -- Thierry Fontenelle
Translation and interpreting -- Mona Baker and Luis Perez-Gonzalez
First language attrition: bridging sociolinguistic narratives and psycholinguistic models of attrition - Beatriz Duarte Wirth, Anita Auer and Merel Keijzer
Clinical linguistics - Vesna Stojanovik, Michael Perkins and Sara Howard
Language and ageing - Lihe Huang
Forensic linguistics - Tim Grant and Tahmineh Tayebi
Linguistic ethnography -- Karin Tusting
Posthumanism and applied linguistics - Kelleen Toohey
Social semiotics and multimodality -- Theo van Leeuwen
Linguistic landscapes - Robert Blackwood and Will Amos
Minoritsed/indigenous language revitalization - Nancy Hornberger and Haley De Korne
Endangered languages - Julia Sallabank and Peter K. Austin
Ecolinguistics in practice -- Stephen Cowley
Translanguaging -- Li Wei
Index
Introduction: Applied linguistics in the contemporary world -- Li Wei, Zhu Hua and James Simpson
PART I Language learning and language education
Conceptualising language education: theories and practice -- Diane Larsen-Freeman
Second and additional language acquisition across the lifespan-- Lourdes Ortega
Language teaching and methodology -- Scott Thornbury
Technology and language learning -- Richard Kern
Teacher communities of practice -- Simon Borg
Curriculum and materials: decolonisation and inclusivity - John Gray
Content-language-integrated learning and English medium instruction -- Heath Rose and Jim McKinley
Bilingual and Multilingual education -- Ingrid Gogolin
English for academic purposes -- Nigel Harwood and Bojana Petric
Language testing -- Barry O'Sullivan
Language awareness - Xuesong (Andy) Gao
Classroom discourse -- Amy B. M. Tsui
Language and culture -- Claire Kramsch
Language socialisation -- Agnes Weiyun He
PART II Key areas and approaches in applied linguistics
Grammar -- Michael Swan
Lexis -- Joe Barcroft and Gretchen Sunderman
Applied phonetics and phonology -- Helen Fraser
Literacy -- Doris S. Warriner
Genre analysis - John Flowerdew
Stylistics -- Elena Semino
Discourse analysis -- Guy Cook
Corpus linguistics -- Phoebe Lin and Svenja Adolphs
Cognitive linguistics - Bodo Winter and Florent Perek
Systemic functional linguistics - Lise Fontaine and Anne McCabe
Generative grammar -- Shigenori Wakabayashi
Psycholinguistics and second language acquisition -- John Field
Neurolinguistics in language learning and teaching -- John W. Schwieter and Stefano Rastelli
Psychology of language learning: personality, emotion and motivation -- Jean-Marc Dewaele
Sociocultural approaches to language development -- Steven L. Thorne and Thomas Tasker
Sociolinguistics for language education - Petros Karatsareas
Index
Volume 2
Introduction: Applied linguistics in the contemporary world -- Li Wei, Zhu Hua and James Simpson
PART I Applied linguistics in society
Multilingualism -- Jasone Cenoz and Durk Gorter
Language and migration -- Mike Baynham and James Simpson
Language policy and planning -- Lionel Wee
Family language policy - Kendall A. King
Critical discourse analysis, critical discourse studies, and critical applied linguistics - Karin Zotzmann and John P. O'Regan
Digital language and communication - Caroline Tagg
Intercultural communication - Zhu Hua
Institutional discourse -Zsofia Demjen and Miguel Perez-Milans
Medical communication -- Sarah Collins, Sarah Peters and Ian Watt
English for professional communication: A critical genre analytical perspective -- Vijay K. Bhatia and Aditi Bhatia
Identity -- Bonny Norton and Monica Shank Lauwo
Gender and Sexuality - Helen Sauntson
Language and race - Jennifer B. Delfino and H. Samy Alim
Politics and applied linguistics - Philip Seargeant
World Englishes and English as a lingua franca -- Andy Kirkpatrick and David Deterding
PART II Broadening Horizons
Sign languages -- Bencie Woll and Rachel Sutton-Spence
Lexicography -- Thierry Fontenelle
Translation and interpreting -- Mona Baker and Luis Perez-Gonzalez
First language attrition: bridging sociolinguistic narratives and psycholinguistic models of attrition - Beatriz Duarte Wirth, Anita Auer and Merel Keijzer
Clinical linguistics - Vesna Stojanovik, Michael Perkins and Sara Howard
Language and ageing - Lihe Huang
Forensic linguistics - Tim Grant and Tahmineh Tayebi
Linguistic ethnography -- Karin Tusting
Posthumanism and applied linguistics - Kelleen Toohey
Social semiotics and multimodality -- Theo van Leeuwen
Linguistic landscapes - Robert Blackwood and Will Amos
Minoritsed/indigenous language revitalization - Nancy Hornberger and Haley De Korne
Endangered languages - Julia Sallabank and Peter K. Austin
Ecolinguistics in practice -- Stephen Cowley
Translanguaging -- Li Wei
Index