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This comprehensive textbook introduces students to the key concepts faced when studying Applied Linguistics. Designed for postgraduate students, Introducing Applied Linguistics:
Is split into two halves - the first section covers the key concepts of applied linguistics and the second section is devoted to the study skills needed for academic reading and writing.
Features specially commissioned new chapters from a variety of distinguished and newer scholars who address the core areas of applied linguistics, covering topics such as grammar, vocabulary, conversation analysis, language teaching and learning, language in the media, forensic linguistics, translation, intercultural communication, designing a questionnaire, using interview data, transcription and corpus linguistics.
Authors include Svenja Adolphs, Aileen Bloomer, Zoltán Dörnyei, Adrian Holliday, Alison Johnson, Chris Kennedy, Almust Koester, Ruby Macksoud, Kirsten Malmkjaer, Kieran O'Halloran, Juup Stelma Joan Swann, Geoff Thompson, , Dave Willis, Jane Willis and David Woolls, .
A study skills section helps students put theory into practice: how to identify and summarise an argument, the conventions of referencing, how to structure and organise an essay, plus many more.
Benefits from an online website with activities for further study, information about the contributors and their work, plus weblinks for related resources.
Aimed at postgraduate students of Applied Linguistics and TEFL/TESOL, Introducing Applied Linguistics not only presents an overview of the area, but also provides an indispensable reference point for academic reading and writing.
This comprehensive textbook introduces students to the key concepts faced when studying Applied Linguistics. Designed for postgraduate students, Introducing Applied Linguistics:
Is split into two halves - the first section covers the key concepts of applied linguistics and the second section is devoted to the study skills needed for academic reading and writing.
Features specially commissioned new chapters from a variety of distinguished and newer scholars who address the core areas of applied linguistics, covering topics such as grammar, vocabulary, conversation analysis, language teaching and learning, language in the media, forensic linguistics, translation, intercultural communication, designing a questionnaire, using interview data, transcription and corpus linguistics.
Authors include Svenja Adolphs, Aileen Bloomer, Zoltán Dörnyei, Adrian Holliday, Alison Johnson, Chris Kennedy, Almust Koester, Ruby Macksoud, Kirsten Malmkjaer, Kieran O'Halloran, Juup Stelma Joan Swann, Geoff Thompson, , Dave Willis, Jane Willis and David Woolls, .
A study skills section helps students put theory into practice: how to identify and summarise an argument, the conventions of referencing, how to structure and organise an essay, plus many more.
Benefits from an online website with activities for further study, information about the contributors and their work, plus weblinks for related resources.
Aimed at postgraduate students of Applied Linguistics and TEFL/TESOL, Introducing Applied Linguistics not only presents an overview of the area, but also provides an indispensable reference point for academic reading and writing.
Part I: Describing English 1. Three Reasons Why 2. Vocabulary and Collocation 3. Grammatical Metaphor 4. Conversation Analysis in the Language Classroom Part II: Teaching and Learning a Language 5. What is Communicative Language Teaching 6. Six Propositions in Search of a Methodology: Applying Linguistics to Task-based Learning 7. Researching Motivation 8. Learning English in a Global Society Part III: Applied Linguistics in a Wider Context 9. Investigating Metaphor and Ideology in Hard News Stories 10. Who Wrote This? The Linguist as Detective 11. Choices the Translator Makes 12. Interrogating the Concept of Stereotypes in Intercultural Communication Part IV: Doing Research in Applied Linguistics 13. Designing a Questionnaire 14. Using Interview Data in Case Studies 15. Transcribing Classroom Language 16. Using a Corpus to Study Spoken Language Part V: Skills of Interpretation 17. Understanding Noun Phrases 18. Understanding Reporting Verbs Part VI: Skills of Expression 19. Finding your Voice 20. Organising an Essay Part VII: Editing Skills 21. Referencing 22. Editing your Own Work
Iowa State University, USA
'For those of us involved in teaching postgraduate students where
resources are limited, this is an ideal book to have at hand. The
topics are varied and presented in such a way as to stimulate
discussion in a very thought provoking way. I teach postgraduate
courses in Thailand, Vietnam and China and this book will be ‘a
must’ on my reading list.' - Professor Joseph Foley, Assumption
University
‘This book does an excellent job of providing students new to
Applied Linguistics or TESOL with a very accessible and stimulating
introduction to the field. It offers an innovative design, core
concepts are clearly defined and exemplified and the chapters draw
insightfully on a wide range of current research. There is every
possibility that this will become a standard text for students
studying Applied Linguistics for thefirst time.’ -- Ken Hyland,
Institute of Education, University of London, UK ‘For those of us
involved in teaching postgraduate students where resources are
limited, this is an ideal book to have at hand. The topics are
varied and presented in such a way as to stimulate discussion in a
very thought-provoking way. I teach postgraduate courses in
Thailand, Vietnam and China and this book will be "a must" on my
reading list.’ -- Joseph Foley, Graduate School of English,
Assumption University, Thailand'Hunston and Oakey's 250-page primer
is... just what the profession needed.' - BAAL
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