Introducing Applied Linguistics: Concepts and Skills (okładka  miękka)

This comprehensive textbook introduces students to the key concepts faced when studying Applied Linguistics. Designed for postgraduate students, Introducing Applied Linguistics:


Is split into two halves - the first section covers the key concepts of applied linguistics and the second section is devoted to the study skills needed for academic reading and writing.


Features specially commissioned new chapters from a variety of distinguished and newer scholars who address the core areas of applied linguistics, covering topics such as grammar, vocabulary, conversation analysis, language teaching and learning, language in the media, forensic linguistics, translation, intercultural communication, designing a questionnaire, using interview data, transcription and corpus linguistics.


Authors include Svenja Adolphs, Aileen Bloomer, Zoltán Dörnyei, Adrian Holliday, Alison Johnson, Chris Kennedy, Almust Koester, Ruby Macksoud, Kirsten Malmkjaer, Kieran O'Halloran, Juup Stelma Joan Swann, Geoff Thompson, , Dave Willis, Jane Willis and David Woolls, .


A study skills section helps students put theory into practice: how to identify and summarise an argument, the conventions of referencing, how to structure and organise an essay, plus many more.


Benefits from an online website with activities for further study, information about the contributors and their work, plus weblinks for related resources.

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.