Language & Linguistics

Reading in a Second Language sets the testing and teaching of reading against a theoretical background, discussing research from both applied linguistics and cognitive psychology. Sandy Urquhart and Cyril Weir relate testing and teaching, discussing similarities and differences, providing a comprehe..

This collection examines science discourse from a number of perspectives, drawing on new rhetoric, functional linguistics and critical theory. The renowned contributors include M.A.K. Halliday, Charles Bazerman and Jay Lemke...

First Published in 2006. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

Research Methods for Applied Language Studies:_x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ provides an advanced introduction to quantitative and qualitative research methods used in second and foreign language learning, teaching, and assessment. _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ C..

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Researching Multilingualism expertly engages with a new sociolinguistics of multilingualism, taking account of this new communicative order and the particular cultural and social conditions of our times. Seventeen chapters are divided into four sections covering: researching discourses, policies and..

Researching Multilingualism expertly engages with a new sociolinguistics of multilingualism, taking account of this new communicative order and the particular cultural and social conditions of our times. Seventeen chapters are divided into four sections covering: researching discourses, policies and..

Researching Pedagogic Tasks brings together a series of empirical studies into the use of pedagogical tasks for second language learning, with a view to better understanding the structure of tasks, their impact on students, and their use by teachers. The volume starts with an introduction to the bac..

Researching Pedagogic Tasks brings together a series of empirical studies into the use of pedagogical tasks for second language learning, with a view to better understanding the structure of tasks, their impact on students, and their use by teachers. The volume starts with an introduction to the bac..

Rethinks the aims and methods of contemporary linguistics. Uses integrationist theory to exemplify how langauge users become language makers...

Richard Bradford reasserts the value of Jakobson's work on poetry and poetics. Exploring Jakobson's thesis that poetry is the primary object of language, he demonstates how vital Jacobson's work is to an understanding of language and poetry...

This book celebrates one of the lights of the field of child language, Melissa Bowerman, with contributions from leading experts who have been directly influenced by her work. It provides the most up-to-date statement of key positions and theorizing regarding fundamental questions in the field of ch..