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This series highlights key topics in applied linguistics. Each book presents original research, either updating and re-thinking a traditional theme, or introducing important new concepts. Topics reflect the broad range of current interests in applied linguistics and include aspects of language acquisition, language teaching, learning and testing, sociolinguistics, cognitive linguistics, discourse studies, and research methodologies. The volumes in the series are accessible to a wide audience and particularly relevant to students on graduate courses in applied linguistics and TESOL, as well as to researchers in these areas.

  • General Editors: Carol A. Chapelle, Iowa State University, Susan Hunston, University of Birmingham

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65 results in Cambridge Applied Linguistics

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Language Program Evaluation
  • Brian K. Lynch
  • Published online:
    05 October 2012
    Print publication:
    24 November 1995
  • Although much has been written about the testing and evaluation of language students, few books have dealt with the much broader issue of measuring the success of language programs. Filling a critical gap in the literature of applied linguistics, Language Program Evaluation provides teachers, researchers, and administrators with a complete introduction to both qualitative and quantitative approaches to evaluating the effectiveness of their programs. Through a careful blend of theory, research, and practice, the author presents a testing model that is specifically tailored to the concerns of language education programs and which can be adapted to different contexts and updated as teaching and learning situations evolve. He proposes a shift from purely quantitative studies which consider only end-of-program achievement gains to ones that include an investigation of program process using qualitative, naturalistic methods.

Academic Listening
  • Research Perspectives
  • Edited by John Flowerdew
  • Published online:
    05 October 2012
    Print publication:
    09 February 1995
  • A collection of original papers by researchers working in the field which comprehensively addresses the area of second language academic listening.This collection of original papers comprehensively addresses the area of second language academic listening. The papers are grouped under five broad headings. The first section provides an overview of research relevant to second language lecture comprehension. The second analyses aspects of the cognitive processes involved in listening comprehension. In the third section, the object of the comprehension process is examined, and in the fourth, ethnographic approaches are explored by extending the concept of listening comprehension to place it in the wider context of 'the culture of learning'. In the final section, the theory of second language listening comprehension is related to practical pedagogic concerns. Each section is preceded by an accessible introduction and the book as a whole provides detailed coverage of important aspects of academic listening phenomena.

The Development of Second Language Proficiency
  • Edited by Birgit Harley, Patrick Allen, Jim Cummins, Merrill Swain
  • Published online:
    05 October 2012
    Print publication:
    30 March 1990
  • This text presents the findings of a major investigation of second language proficiency in various groups of school-aged learners.It invites a frank appraisal of the research from an outside panel of experts. The theoretical and practical implications of the study are the subject of a lively debate focused on three main research issues: the nature of second language proficiency, the impact of classroom treatment on second language learning, and the role of social and individual factors in bilingual development. This original collection of articles will be of interest to all those concerned with policy and practice in second language education.

Criterion-Referenced Language Testing
  • James Dean Brown, Thom Hudson
  • Published online:
    05 October 2012
    Print publication:
    20 May 2002
  • Over the past decade criterion-referenced testing (CRT) has become an emerging issue in language assessment. Most language testing books have hitherto focused almost exclusively on norm-referenced testing, whereby test takers' scores are interpreted with reference to the performance of other test takers, and have ignored CRT, an approach that examines the level of knowledge of a specific domain of target behaviours. It is designed to comprehensively address the wide variety of CRT and decision-making needs that more and more language-teaching professionals must address in their daily work. Criterion-referenced Language Testing is the first volume to create a nexus between the theoretical constructs and practical applications of this new area of language testing.

Linguistic Perspectives on Second Language Acquisition
  • Edited by Susan M. Gass, Jacquelyn Schachter
  • Published online:
    05 October 2012
    Print publication:
    29 September 1989
  • This volume explores how a second language is acquired and what learners must do in order to achieve proficiency.The paperback edition is a collection of original essays that approaches second language acquisition from a linguistic rather than a sociological, psychological, or purely pedagogical perspective. A wide range of viewpoints and approaches is represented. The essays in this book provide an incisive analysis of how a second language is acquired and what the second language learner must do mentally to achieve proficiency in another language. The chapters are arranged topically from those covering the broad area of theories of acquisition to those focusing specifically on syntax, semantics, pragmatics, lexicon, and phonology in another language.

Pragmatics in Language Teaching
  • Edited by Kenneth R. Rose, Gabriele Kasper
  • Published online:
    05 October 2012
    Print publication:
    15 October 2001
  • Pragmatics in Language Teaching examines the acquisition of language use in social contexts in second and foreign language classrooms.Included are 2 state-of-the-art survey chapters, and 11 chapters reporting the results of empirical research. The empirical studies cover three areas: incidental acquisition of pragmatics in instructed contexts, the effects of instruction in pragmatics, and the assessment of pragmatics ability. The studies address a number of areas in pragmatics, from speech acts and discourse markers to conversational routines and address terms, and represent a range of target languages and contexts in the United States, Asia, and Europe.

Second Language Vocabulary Acquisition
  • A Rationale for Pedagogy
  • Edited by James Coady, Thomas Huckin
  • Published online:
    05 October 2012
    Print publication:
    28 December 1996
  • Among ordinary language learners, the acquisition of vocabulary has long been felt to be a crucial component of learning a foreign language. Second Language Vocabularly Acquisition has the goal of comparing the effectiveness of the direct learning of vocabulary (through memorization) and the indirect learning of vocabulary (through context); it encourages an appropriate balance between direct and indirect teaching of vocabulary in second language classrooms. The authors of these original articles present theoretical background, empirical research, and case studies focusing on a variety of modes of vocabulary acquisition. There is also an exploration of relevant pedagogical issues, including a description of practical strategies and techniques for teaching vocabulary.

Critical Pedagogies and Language Learning
  • Edited by Bonny Norton, Kelleen Toohey
  • Published online:
    05 October 2012
    Print publication:
    12 January 2004
  • This important volume on the critical pedagogical approach addresses such topics as critical multiculturalism, gender andlanguage learning, and popular culture.Critical pedagogies are instructional approaches aimed at transforming existing social relations in the interest of greater equity in schools and communities. This paperback edition on the pedagogical approach addresses such topics as critical multiculturalism, gender and language learning, and popular culture. Committed to language education that contributes to social justice, the contributors explore the meaning of creating equitable and critical instructional practices, by exploring diverse representations of knowledge. In addition, recommendations are made for further research, teacher education, and critical testing.

Evaluating Second Language Education
  • Edited by J. Charles Alderson, Alan Beretta
  • Published online:
    05 October 2012
    Print publication:
    27 February 1992
  • Responsibility for planning language teaching programmes now carries with it a strong element of accountability. Evaluation of the whole process of course design, development and implementation is therefore a necessary area of activity for course designers, language planners and researchers.Evaluating Second Language Education is divided into three parts:• Part One presents a review of the literature showing how the field got to where it is• Part Two contains a series of eight original case-studies which illustrate the strengths and limitations of qualitative and quantitative approaches• Part Three contains practical advice on how to design and execute evaluations in the field.It is a valuable resource both for those already engaged in evaluation and for those in training.

Understanding Expertise in Teaching
  • Case Studies of Second Language Teachers
  • Amy B. M. Tsui
  • Published online:
    05 October 2012
    Print publication:
    31 March 2003
  • The author clarifies the nature of expertise in language teaching, its development, and how teachers employ it.This book is the first detailed study of what expertise in language teaching consists of and how it develops in language teachers. Exploring the classroom practices of her subjects in four illuminating case studies, Tsui succeeds in clarifying the nature of expertise in language teaching, the factors that shape and influence its development, and how teachers employ their expertise in teaching. In the process, the author critically examines an extensive literature on teacher cognition and shows how teachers' theories, knowledge, experience, and goals shape their classroom practices and their ability to move from novice to expert.

Perspectives on Pedagogical Grammar
  • Edited by Terence Odlin
  • Published online:
    05 October 2012
    Print publication:
    25 March 1994
  • This volume includes articles on theory and research in pedagogical grammar written by authorities from around the world.In the paperback edition, Professor Odlin brings together eleven authorities from various parts of the world to update current theory and research in pedagogical grammar. The first section addresses grammatical analysis, covering Chomskyan Universal Grammar and a number of alternative models. The second section shows how lexicon and discourse rules interact with and influence the grammatical system. A final section deals directly with applications, outlining effective methods of teaching grammar in different areas of the language curriculum.

Immersion Education
  • Edited by Robert Keith Johnson, Merrill Swain
  • Published online:
    05 October 2012
    Print publication:
    13 July 1997
  • The wide range of languages and purposes now served by immersion worldwide is illustrated by case studies of thirteen programs.Immersion, a relatively new approach to bilingual education, originated in Canada. It uses the target language as a medium of instruction in order to achieve "additive bilingualism" -- a high level of second language proficiency. The wide range of languages and purposes now served by immersion worldwide is illustrated by case studies of thirteen programs presented and discussed in this paperback edition. The introductory chapter defines immersion education theory and practice and shows how this approach differs from other forms of bilingual education.

Corpora in Applied Linguistics
  • Susan Hunston
  • Published online:
    05 October 2012
    Print publication:
    11 April 2002
  • Corpus linguistics is leading to the development of theories about language which challenge existing orthodoxies in applied linguistics. However, there are also many questions which should be examined and debated: how big should a corpus be? Is the data from a corpus reliable? What are its applications for language teaching? Corpora in Applied Linguistics exams these and other questions related to this emerging field. It discusses these important issues and explores the techniques of investigating a corpus, as well as demonstrating the application of corpora in a wide variety of fields. It also outlines the impact corpus linguistics is having on how languages are taught in the classroom and how it is informing language teaching materials and dictionaries. It makes a superb and accessible introduction to corpus linguistics and is a must read for anyone interested in corpus linguistics and its impact on applied linguistics.

Insights into Second Language Reading
  • A Cross-Linguistic Approach
  • Keiko Koda
  • Published online:
    05 October 2012
    Print publication:
    10 January 2005
  • This critical volume, provides an in-depth analysis of second language reading's multiple dimensions.The paperback edition describes the complexity of reading and explains how reading differs in a first and second language. The book is broad in scope, covering all major aspects of the reading process and synthesizing all current reading research. The author provides a cross-linguistic orientation, explaining how first and second languages can mutually facilitate one another. This important volume offers strategies for enhancing literary acquisition, second-language learning and bilingual processing, and will serve as a valuable guide for graduate students, professors, researchers and foreign language teachers.

Learning Strategies in Second Language Acquisition
  • J. Michael O'Malley, Anna Uhl Chamot
  • Published online:
    05 October 2012
    Print publication:
    23 February 1990
  • O'Malley and Chamot review the literature on learning strategies, describe and classify learning strategies in second language learning, and discuss why learning is affected in a positive manner when such strategies are used. The authors present instructional models for learning-strategy training that teachers can apply to their own classes. The material is based on current research in second language acquisition and cognitive theory.

Researching and Applying Metaphor
  • Edited by Lynne Cameron, Graham Low
  • Published online:
    05 October 2012
    Print publication:
    11 February 1999
  • Research into metaphor has become one of the fastest-growing and important areas of language research over the past twenty years, and metaphor is now recognized as central to language and language use. The implications of these findings are only just beginning to be felt in applied linguistics and this is designed to convey the excitement of metaphor study to a wider applied linguistic audience of researchers, trainers, programme developers and postgraduate students. The authors of the 12 papers are all internationally active researchers, contributing from their various backgrounds to this lively collection. Researching and Applying Metaphor presents a series of case studies plus an innovative initial section which discusses key aspects of researching metaphor in use. It demonstrates how metaphor can be, and needs to be, researched using multiple methods of investigation.

Network-Based Language Teaching: Concepts and Practice
  • Edited by Mark Warschauer, Richard Kern
  • Published online:
    05 October 2012
    Print publication:
    13 January 2000
  • This text provides a critical collection of recent research in on-line communication for second language learning.The paperback edition provides a critical collection of recent research in on-line communication for second language learning, including uses of e-mail, real-time writing, and the Web. Chapters analyze the theories underlying computer-assisted learning, explore the contexts that affect network-based teaching, and examine the linguistic nature of computer-mediated interaction in both textual and multimedia environments. This book will be of vital importance to language teachers and researchers, as well as to readers with a general interest in linguistics, computer-mediated communication, and education.

Interactive Approaches to Second Language Reading
  • Edited by Patricia L. Carrell, Joanne Devine, David E. Eskey
  • Published online:
    05 October 2012
    Print publication:
    26 February 1988
  • This text presents up-to-date theory, research, and classroom applications in second language reading from an interactive perspective.The paperback edition presents up-to-date theory, research, and classroom applications in second language reading from an interactive perspective. The book supports the view that reading in a second language involves more than decoding; instead, reading is seen as an interactive process whereby the learner's own background and knowledge contribute to understanding reading material. These articles are written by experts in the reading field, who present process models and discuss classroom applications. The book examines traditional approaches that focus on text and decoding skills, as well as more contemporary theories that consider the reader's base knowledge.

Second Language Writing (Cambridge Applied Linguistics)
  • Research Insights for the Classroom
  • Edited by Barbara Kroll
  • Published online:
    05 October 2012
    Print publication:
    26 October 1990
  • This comprehensive collection of thirteen original articles covers the major issues writing teachers face.It systematically sets out the key issues in second language writing instruction to offer both pre-service and in-service teachers a guide to writing instruction grounded in current theory and research. The book includes chapters on approaches to teaching writing, needs analysis, syllabus design, lesson planning, task design, materials development, and feedback and assessment, and on using technology in writing classes and in conducting research. There are review exercises, reflection questions, and copious examples to make the book extremely useful to prospective and practicing teachers alike.

Reading in a Second Language
  • Moving from Theory to Practice
  • William Grabe
  • Published online:
    05 August 2012
    Print publication:
    15 December 2008
  • This volume, through a detailed treatment of the cognitive processes that support reading, explains how reading really works. It offers a thorough overview of important and current research, including first language research, which is not often found in second language acquisition (SLA) publications. This book is a true example of applied linguistics; it makes well-defined linkages between theory and practice, discussing the implications and applications of second language reading theories on instructional practices. It is a valuable resource and reference for action researchers, curriculum designers, teachers, administrators, and those interested in exploring theoretical issues grounded in instructional contexts.

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