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 (60)

Input, Interaction & Corrective Feedback in L2 Learning

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Alison Mackey

A study of the role of language input, interaction, and corrective feedback in second-language learning and Second Language Acquisition research.

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Understanding English as a Lingua Franca

A complete introduction to the theoretical nature and practical implications of English used as a lingua franca.

Barbara Seidlhofer

Explore the theories and principles of English as a Lingua Franca with leading expert Barbara Seidlhofer.

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Sociocognitive Perspectives on Language Use and Language Learning

Leading practitioners in the field of SLA explain their sociocognitive perspectives on language learning.

Rob Batstone (Editor)

Leading theorists put the case for using sociocognition to examine language learning

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Language Assessment in Practice

Lyle Bachman and Adrian Palmer

Presents an innovative, unified, and easily applied approach to designing and developing language assessments.

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Translation in Language Teaching

Guy Cook

A groundbreaking reconsideration of translation in English language teaching, this book is a survey and critical assessment of arguments for and against translation in different teaching contexts.

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The Multilingual Subject

Claire Kramsch

By drawing on multiple examples of real-world language learning situations, this book explores the subjective aspects of the language learning experience.

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Literacy and Second Language Oracy

Elaine Tarone and Martha Bigelow, with Kit Hansen

This book offers research evidence documenting the significant impact of low literacy skill on adolescents' processing of oral L2 input and acquisition.

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Semantics

A. P. Cowie

Semantics looks at what words are and how they have multiple meanings and forms. It discusses groupings of lexical items, approaches to analysing the semantic structure of words, and the relationship of meanings to syntactic structure.

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The Psychology of Second Language Acquisition

Zoltán Dörnyei

The Psychology of Second Language Acquisition offers a systematic and accessible overview of the main psychological areas and theories in order to keep abreast of the ongoing paradigm shift.

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Translation

Juliane House

Translation is one of the most important cross-linguistic and cross-cultural practices. This short introduction focuses on what you need to know about it: the different perspectives on translation and key issues such as equivalence in translation, translation evaluation, and the role of translation in language teaching, globalization, and intercultural communication.

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