Applied Linguistics in Action: A Reader
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...
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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.
List of illustrations viiAcknowledgements ixIntroduction Guy Cook Sarah North 1Part 1 Applied linguistics in theory 51 The theory of practice Henry Widdowson 82 Language, linguistics, and education Christopher Brumfit 193 Continuity and change in views of society in applied linguistics Ben Rampton 284 Making connections: Some key issues in applied linguistics Allison Sealey Bob Carter 36Part 2 English in the world 495 Why a global language? David crystal 516 The ownership of English Henry Widdowson 677 English in the world/the world in English Alastair Pennycook 778 (Re-) locating TEFL: The (re-) framing process as a collaborative locus for change Branca F. Fabrício Denise Santos 899 A sociolinguistically based, empirically researched pronunciation syllabus for English as an international language Jennifer Jenkins 104Part 3 Applied linguistics in action 11710 Interpreting inexplicit language during courtroom examination Jieun Lee 12011 One word or two? Psycholinguistic and sociolinguistic interpretations of meaning in a civil court case Alison Wray John J. Staczek 13712 My recaller is on vacation: Discourse analysis of nursing-home residents with dementia Katinka Dijkstra Michelle Bourgeois Geoffrey Petrie Lou Burgio Rebecca Alten-Burge 14313 Transforming research on morphology into teacher practice Jane Hurry Terezinha Nunes Peter Bryant Ursula Pretzlik Mary Parker Tamsin Curno Lucinda Midgley 16014 Sources, methods and triangulation in needs analysis: A critical perspective in a case study of Waikiki hotel maids Rebeca Jasso-Aguilar 17115 The grammar of conversation Scott Thornbury Diana Slade 19516Idioms in everyday use and in language teaching Anne O'Keeffe Michael McCarthy Ronald Carter 21217 Bumping into creative idiomaticity Luke Prodromou 23118 Time, tense and perception in the narrative voice of Bret Easton Ellis's Lunar Park Philip Seargeant 24619 Applied linguists and institutions of opinion Greg Myers 257Index 274
