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.

Inside Applied Linguistics (67)

Language Testing in Practice

Designing and Developing Useful Language Tests

Lyle F Bachman and Adrian S Palmer

Relates language testing practice to current views of communicative language teaching and testing. By Lyle F Bachman and Adrian S Palmer. Part of the Oxford Applied Linguistics series.

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Linguistics

Author and series editor: H. G. Widdowson

Provides a succinct but lucid outline of the ways in which language has been defined, described, and explored. By H G Widdowson. Part of the Oxford Introductions to Language Study series.

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Pragmatics

George Yule
Series Editor: H. G. Widdowson

Explains, and illustrates, basic concepts such as the co-operative principle, deixis, and speech acts. By George Yule. Part of the Oxford Introductions to Language Study series.

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Principle and Practice in Applied Linguistics

Studies in Honour of H. G. Widdowson

Edited by Guy Cook and Barbara Seidlhofer

Provides a comprehensive overview of the many and diverse areas in applied linguistics today. Edited by Guy Cook and Barbara Seidlhofer. Part of the Oxford Applied Linguistics series.

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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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Lexical Phrases and Language Teaching

James R Nattinger and Jeanette S DeCarrico

Recent second language acquisition research is used here to present a language teaching programme based on the use of 'prefabricated language'. By James R Nattinger and Jeanette S DeCarrico. Part of the Oxford Applied Linguistics series.

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Practical Stylistics

An Approach to Poetry

H G Widdowson

This book takes a particular perspective on the nature of poetry and follows this through to proposals for teaching. By H G Widdowson. Part of the Oxford Applied Linguistics series.

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Linguistic Imperialism

Robert Phillipson

Explores the contemporary phenomenon of English as an international language, and sets out to analyse how and why the language has become so dominant. By Robert Phillipson. Part of the Oxford Applied Linguistics series.

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Fundamental Considerations in Language Testing

Lyle F Bachman

A clear and authoritative discussion of the basic concerns which underlie the development and use of language tests. By Lyle F Bachman. Part of the Oxford Applied Linguistics series.

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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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