Introducing Applied Linguistics Paperback

Published 2009.

Designed for postgraduate students of English language and linguistics, this comprehensive textbook will not only introduce students to the field of Applied Linguistics, but also supply them with the skills and tools needed for their studies. "Introducing Applied Linguistics" is split into two halves - concepts and skills. The first section covers the key concepts of applied linguistics with chapters from a variety of distinguished and new scholars in the field covering topics in the area of Describing English, Teaching and learning a language, Applied Linguistics in a wider context, and Doing research in Applied Linguistics. Subjects covered include grammar and discourse, sociolinguistics, second language acquisition, teaching methodology, forensic linguistics and translation. The book features chapters from well respected authors in their field such as Adrian Holliday, Aileen Bloomer, Svenja Adolphs, Geoff Thompson, Kieran O'Halloran and Chris Kennedy, Alison Johnson and David Woolls, Kirsten Malmkjaer, Ruby Macksoud and Joan Swann. The second section is devoted to the study skills needed for academic writing including how to identify and summarise an argument, the conventions of referencing and how to structure and organise an essay. Aimed at postgraduate students of Applied Linguistics and TEFL/TESOL, "Introducing Applied Linguistics" not only presents an overview of the area, but also provides an indispensable reference point for academic reading and writing.