Responsible Design in Applied Linguistics: Theory and Practice
Published on 15. June 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
XV, 239 pages
978-3-319-82416-1 (ISBN)
Description
No mere history of applied linguistics, this volume presents a framework for interpreting the development of applied linguistics as a discipline. It offers a systematic account of how applied linguistics has developed, articulating the philosophical premises that have informed both its emergence and its subsequent growth. It asks questions that are seldom asked: Where does the discipline derive from? Where is it heading? What directions has it already taken? Which direction should it embrace in future? What is the relative worth of all of the variation in design and methods that have been developed by applied linguists? In defining applied linguistics as a discipline of design, it takes us beyond the diffuse and sometimes contradictory conventional definitions of the field. The framework of design principles it proposes not only helps to explain the historical development of applied linguistics, but also provides a potential justification for solutions to language problems. It presents us with nothing less than an emerging theory of applied linguistics.
Reviews / Votes
"This timely volume provides a cogent account of the major conceptual approaches in applied linguistics and language education over the last fifty years. It offers a well-grounded consideration of fundamental issues, reflections on perennial themes, and insights into possible future directions. With multiple recent examples from language education in South Africa and elsewhere, the discussion will appeal to all applied linguists, language teachers, and scholars in related disciplines who seek a comprehensive synthesis of the philosophies underlying language learning and instruction. A welcome reference for any reader seeking to grasp of the evolution of the field." (Mary McGroarty, Northern Arizona University, USA)
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Series
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017
Language
English
Place of publication
Cham
Switzerland
Publishing group
Springer International Publishing
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
7 s/w Abbildungen
XV, 239 p. 7 illus.
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
394 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-319-82416-1 (9783319824161)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-41731-8
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Albert Weideman
Responsible Design in Applied Linguistics: Theory and Practice
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Person
Albert Weideman is Professor of Applied Language Studies and Research Fellow at the University of the Free State. He is a rated researcher with the National Research Foundation in South Africa, has published more than ninety articles in accredited national as well as in international journals, and is the author of several books. These include Beyond expression: A systematic study of the foundations of linguistics (Van Schaik/Paideia Press 2009) and Responsible design in applied linguistics: Theory and practice (Springer, 2017). He was the main editor of Assessing academic literacy in a multilingual context: Transition and transformation (2021, Multilingual Matters), and co-editor of and contributor to Ethics and context in second language testing: Rethinking validity in theory and practice (Routledge, 2024). He has recently contributed chapters to Toegepaste taalkunde in Afrikaans (2022), to the third edition of Kontemporêre Afrikaanse taalkunde (2024; both from Van Schaik), and to a forthcoming volume in the Cambridge University Press series Studies in Language Testing (SILT) on Learning about assessing language: a matter of literacy or competency development? (Eds. B. Baker & L. Taylor).
Content
Acknowledgements.- Prologue.- Chapter 1: The foundations of a discipline of design.- Chapter 2: A linguistic explanation for the foundations of applied linguistics.- Chapter 3: An inter-disciplinary view of applied linguistics.- Chapter 4: The scientific status of applied linguistics.- Chapter 5: Applied linguistics as a discipline of design.- Chapter 6: Technocratic and revolutionary designs: Three illustrations.- Chapter 7: Beyond method and towards accountability.- Chapter 8: Themes and styles of doing applied linguistics.- Chapter 9: Innovation and eclecticism: Resistance and continuity.- Chapter 10: A returning question: Defining the field of applied linguistics.- Chapter 11: Design principles and the future of applied linguistics.- Bibliography.- Index.