Focusing on the field of applied linguistics, this resource offers insights from experienced educators and researchers. It delves into the principles of pragmatics, exploring how context influences meaning in communication. The book serves as a vital tool for students and researchers, enhancing their understanding of language use in various social interactions. Its comprehensive approach makes it suitable for both academic study and practical application in understanding everyday communication.
Routledge Applied Linguistics Series
This series offers a comprehensive resource for advanced study in English applied linguistics and language, aimed at both students and researchers. Each volume systematically builds understanding through foundational concepts, practical application, and contextualized influential articles. It encourages active reader engagement, fostering the development of independent responses and a deeper grasp of the discipline through revisited and deconstructed themes.
Focusing on key areas of Second Language Acquisition, this book explores multilingualism, the impact of teaching, and the cognitive processes involved in managing multiple languages. It also examines patterns of language development and decline, providing valuable insights into how individuals learn and use languages throughout their lives.
'Intercultural Communication' introduces the key theories of intercultural communication and explores ways in which people communicate within and across social groups.
English for Academic Purposes
- 336 pages
- 12 hours of reading
This book "introduces the major theories, approaches and controversies in the field. [It] gathers together influential readings from key names in the discipline, including: John Swales, Alastair Pennycook, Greg Myers, Brian Street and Ann Johns. [It] provides numerous exercises as practical study tools that encourage in students a critical approach to the subject. Written by an experienced teacher and researcher in the field, 'English for academic purposes' is an essential resource for students and researchers of applied linguisitics." - back cover.
Routledge Applied Linguistics: Corpus-Based Language Studies
An Advanced Resource Book
- 408 pages
- 15 hours of reading
Routledge Applied Linguistics is a series of comprehensive textbooks, providing students and researchers with the support they need for advanced study in the core areas of English language and Applied Linguistics. Each book in the series guides readers through three main sections, enabling them to explore and develop major themes within the discipline. Throughout the book, topics are revisited, extended, interwoven and deconstructed, with the reader’s understanding strengthened by tasks and follow-up questions. Corpus-Based Language Studies : The accompanying website to this book can be found at