基本説明
New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 2009. The contributors present new research in the 'traditional' areas of applied linguistics, including multilingualism, language education, teacher-learner relationships, and assessment. It represents the best of current practice in applied linguistics, and will be invaluable to students and researchers looking for an overview of the field.
Full Description
Written by internationally renowned academics, this volume provides a snapshot of the field of applied linguistics, and illustrates how linguistics is informing and engaging with neighbouring disciplines. The contributors present new research in the 'traditional' areas of applied linguistics, including multilingualism, language education, teacher-learner relationships, and assessment. It represents the best of current practice in applied linguistics, and will be invaluable to students and researchers looking for an overview of the field.
Contents
Introduction: language learning and teaching (editors); 1. Politics, Policies and Political Action in Foreign Language Education, Mike Byram; 2. Identity in Applied Linguistics: the need for conceptual exploration, David Block; 3. Language User Groups and Language Teaching, Vivian Cook; 4. Language Learning as Discursive Practice, Joan Kelly Hall; 5. Motivation, Attitude and Perception, Jean Marc Dewaele; 6. Interlanguage and Fossilisation: towards an analytic model; 7. Developments in Language Learner Strategies, Ernesto Macaro; 8. We Do Need Methods, Michael Swan; 9. Integrating Content-Based and Task-Based Approaches for Teaching, Learning, and Research, Teresa Pica; 10. The Decline and Fall of the Native Speaker Teacher, Enric Llurda; 11. Third Culture and Language Education, Claire Kramsch; 12. New roles for L2 vocabulary?, Paul Nation; Bibliography; Index.
