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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The Study of Second Language Acquisition

Second Edition

Rod Ellis

A comprehensive and coherent account of the research and theory in the field of second language acquisition, including chapters on instructed SLA.

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Formulaic Language: Pushing the Boundaries

Alison Wray

Examines how formulaic language ("lexical chunks") is used in a variety of real-life situations.

Presents a framework for examining the existence and function of formulaic language and tests it extensively against language data within a wide variety of language samples. Formulaic language is a fast-growing area of applied linguistic research, and the author is a key figure in this field.

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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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Language Learner Strategies: 30 years of Research and Practice

Editors: Andrew D. Cohen and Ernesto Macaro

This book explores the notion that the reason some learners of second languages excel and others struggle lies in what the learners themselves do-the strategies they bring to language learning and to language use.

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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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English as a Lingua Franca: Attitude and Identity

Jennifer Jenkins

The first book to explore attitudes towards ELF accents and their influence on ELF identities.

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Research Methods in Applied Linguistics

Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methodologies

Zoltán Dörnyei

A comprehensive overview of research methodology in applied linguistics which describes the various stages of qualitative and quantitative investigations, from collecting the data to reporting the results.

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Form-focused Instruction and Teacher Education

Studies in Honour of Rod Ellis

Editors: Sandra Fotos and Hossein Nassaji

An overview of form-focused instruction as an option for second language grammar teaching.

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Discourse Analysis

Professor H. G. Widdowson
Series Editor: H. G. Widdowson

An account of how meaning is expressed and interpreted in spoken and written texts. The book explains key concepts like context, co-text and schema. By Professor Henry Widdowson. Part of the Oxford Introductions to Language Study.

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Sociocultural Theory and the Genesis of Second Language Development

James P Lantolf and Steven L Thorne

Integrates theory, research, and practice on the learning of second and foreign languages as informed by sociocultural and activity theory. By James P. Lantolf and Steven Thorne. Part of the Oxford Applied Linguistics series.

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