Applied Linguistics in Action: A Reader presents students with
an applied linguistics framework for the analysis of real-world
problems in which language is a central issue. The reader allows
students to develop both the theoretical and empirical skills
crucial to the practicalities of language teaching and other
language-related professional practices.
Part One brings together seven key discussions of the nature and
direction of contemporary applied linguistics, relating theory and
description of language in use to educational and other
professional contexts. Issues include the politics of applied
linguistics, its responses to globalisation, and its relation to
social theory.
While the discussions in Part One are largely theoretical, Part
Two, through abridged versions of thirteen case studies,
demonstrates at a much more practical level how general principles
formulated in Part One, can be applied to a range of specific
real-world problems. While the majority of studies are from
educational settings, the breadth of current applied linguistic
enquiry is illustrated by others relating to legal forensics,
literary analysis, translation, language therapy, lexicography, and
workplace communication.
The editors introductions, both to the volume as a whole and to
each individual part, guide the student through the difficult
transition from general discussion to specific application,
highlighting the most significant issues, and helping the student
to see the relevance of both general theory and specific
applications to the needs of their own studies, and their
professional practice beyond. Applied Linguistics in Action: A
Reader is essential reading for advanced level undergraduates and
postgraduates on Applied Linguistics, English Language, and
TESOL/TEFL courses.
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