Full Description
Mapping Applied Linguistics: A Guide for Students and Practitioners, Third Edition, provides a newly updated, wide-ranging introduction to the full scope of applied linguistics. This innovative book maps the diverse and constantly expanding range of theories, methods, and issues faced by students and practitioners around the world, integrating both sociocultural and cognitive perspectives. Practically oriented and ideally suited to students new to the discipline, Mapping Applied Linguistics provides in-depth coverage of:
• multilingualism, language variation, and Global Englishes
• literacy, language teaching, and bilingual education
• discourse analysis
• language policy and planning
• lexicography and translation
• language pathology and forensic linguistics
The third edition integrates new developments such as activist applied linguistics, raciolinguistics, translanguaging, and generative AI. It includes many new references and weblinks, completely updated further reading (including several open-source books), as well as revised activity suggestions for each chapter. The online support material has been fully updated, providing a wealth of additional learning material, including activities, flashcards, and links to the latest online resources.
Mapping Applied Linguistics is essential reading for students studying applied linguistics, TESOL, general linguistics, and language and literacy education at the advanced undergraduate or master's degree level. It also provides a gateway for practitioners and specialists seeking to better understand the wider scope of their work.
Contents
List of figures
List of tables
Preface to the third edition
How is the book organized?
How can the book be used?
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1 Introduction
PART A LANGUAGE IN EVERYDAY USE
Chapter 2 Language variation
Chapter 3 Key populations
Chapter 4 Discourse analysis
Chapter 5 Language policy and planning
PART B LANGUAGE, LEARNING, AND EDUCATION
Chapter 6 Literacy
Chapter 7 Language and education
Chapter 8 Bilingual and multilingual education
Chapter 9 Additional language education
PART C LANGUAGE AND SPECIALIZED USES
Chapter 10 Translation
Chapter 11 Lexicography
Chapter 12 Forensic linguistics
Chapter 13 Language pathology
Chapter 14 Key predictions and future directions
Glossary
References
General index
Index of languages
Index of places
