Applied Linguistics

Leading authors in the field of applied linguistics share their thinking and research in different areas of study. Many have won prestigious awards for their writing.

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A Cognitive Approach to Language Learning

Peter Skehan

Discusses psycholinguistic and cognitive aspects of language. By Peter Skehan. Part of the Oxford Applied Linguistics series.

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A History of ELT, Second Edition

A. P. R. Howatt
With H. G. Widdowson

A history of English Language Teaching that takes the reader from the Renaissance to the present day. By A.P.R. Howatt. Part of the Oxford Applied Linguistics series.

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Analysing Learner Language

Rod Ellis and Gary Barkhuizen

Serves as an introduction to the field of second language acquisition research. By Rod Ellis and Gary Barkhuizen. Part of the Oxford Applied Linguistics series.

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Applied Linguistics

Guy Cook
Series Editor: H. G. Widdowson

Provides a concise but comprehensive overview of the most pressing and controversial issues surrounding contemporary language use today. By Guy Cook. Part of the Oxford Introductions to Language Study series.

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Applied Linguistics Journal

Research into language with relevance to real-world problems.

Applied Linguistics publishes research into language with relevance to real world problems. It promotes principled and multidisciplinary approaches to research on language-related concerns in the various fields encompassed by applied linguistics.

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Aspects of Language Teaching

H G Widdowson

Professor Widdowson provides a critical review of the most prominent issues in language teaching today. By H G Widdowson. Part of the Oxford Applied Linguistics series.

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Complex Systems and Applied Linguistics

Diane Larsen-Freeman and Lynne Cameron

Introduces key concepts in complex systems theory to readers concerned with language, its acquisition, and its use.

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Context and Culture in Language Teaching

Claire Kramsch

Focuses attention not just on cultural knowledge as a necessary aspect of communicative competence, but as an educational objective. By Claire Kramsch. Part of the Oxford Applied Linguistics series.

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Controversies in Applied Linguistics

Edited by Barbara Seidlhofer

Presents exchanges between scholars arguing different positions, and directs attention to the key points at issue. Edited by Barbara Seidlhofer. Part of the Oxford Applied Linguistics series.

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Conversational Interaction in Second Language Acquisition

A collection of empirical studies

Edited by Alison Mackey

This edited collection of empirical studies examines the link between interaction and second language learning.

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