Introducing Applied Linguistics: Concepts and Skills by David Oakey (English) Pa

Description: Introducing Applied Linguistics by David Oakey, Susan Hunston This comprehensive textbook introduces students to the key concepts faced when studying Applied Linguistics. Designed for postgraduate students, Introducing Applied Linguistics not only presents an overview of the area, but also provides an indispensable reference point for the study skills needed for academic reading and writing. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This comprehensive textbook introduces students to the key concepts faced when studying Applied Linguistics. Designed for postgraduate students, Introducing Applied Linguistics not only presents an overview of the area, but also provides an indispensable reference point for the study skills needed for academic reading and writing. Notes Introduces students to the key concepts faced when studying Applied Linguistics. Back Cover Designed for postgraduate students of English language and linguistics, this comprehensive textbook will not only introduce students to the field of Applied Linguistics, but also supply them with the skills and tools needed for their studies.Introducing Applied Linguistics is split into two halves - concepts and skills:The first section covers the key concepts of applied linguistics with chapters from a variety of distinguished and new scholars in the field covering topics in the area of Describing English , Teaching and learning a language , Applied Linguistics in a wider context and Doing research in Applied Linguistics . Subjects covered include grammar and discourse, sociolinguistics, second language acquisition, teaching methodology, forensic linguistics and translation. Features chapters from well respected authors in their field such as Adrian Holliday, Aileen Bloomer, Svenja Adolphs, Geoff Thompson, Kieran OHalloran and Chris Kennedy, Alison Johnson and David Woolls, Kirsten Malmkjaer, Ruby Macksoud and Joan Swann.The second section is devoted to the study skills needed for academic writing including how to identify and summarise an argument, the conventions of referencing and how to structure and organise an essay.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. Author Biography Iowa State University, USA Table of Contents Part I: Describing English 1. Three Reasons Why 2. Vocabulary and Collocation 3. Grammatical Metaphor 4. Conversation Analysis in the Language Classroom Part II: Teaching and Learning a Language 5. What is Communicative Language Teaching 6. Six Propositions in Search of a Methodology: Applying Linguistics to Task-based Learning 7. Researching Motivation 8. Learning English in a Global Society Part III: Applied Linguistics in a Wider Context 9. Investigating Metaphor and Ideology in Hard News Stories 10. Who Wrote This? The Linguist as Detective 11. Choices the Translator Makes 12. Interrogating the Concept of Stereotypes in Intercultural Communication Part IV: Doing Research in Applied Linguistics 13. Designing a Questionnaire 14. Using Interview Data in Case Studies 15. Transcribing Classroom Language 16. Using a Corpus to Study Spoken Language Part V: Skills of Interpretation 17. Understanding Noun Phrases 18. Understanding Reporting Verbs Part VI: Skills of Expression 19. Finding your Voice 20. Organising an Essay Part VII: Editing Skills 21. Referencing 22. Editing your Own Work Review For those of us involved in teaching postgraduate students where resources are limited, this is an ideal book to have at hand. The topics are varied and presented in such a way as to stimulate discussion in a very thought provoking way. I teach postgraduate courses in Thailand, Vietnam and China and this book will be a must on my reading list. - Professor Joseph Foley, Assumption UniversityThis book does an excellent job of providing students new to Applied Linguistics or TESOL with a very accessible and stimulating introduction to the field. It offers an innovative design, core concepts are clearly defined and exemplified and the chapters draw insightfully on a wide range of current research. There is every possibility that this will become a standard text for students studying Applied Linguistics for thefirst time. -- Ken Hyland, Institute of Education, University of London, UK For those of us involved in teaching postgraduate students where resources are limited, this is an ideal book to have at hand. The topics are varied and presented in such a way as to stimulate discussion in a very thought-provoking way. I teach postgraduate courses in Thailand, Vietnam and China and this book will be "a must" on my reading list. -- Joseph Foley, Graduate School of English, Assumption University, ThailandHunston and Oakeys 250-page primer is... just what the profession needed. - BAAL Review Quote This book does an excellent job of providing students new to Applied Linguistics or TESOL with a very accessible and stimulating introduction to the field. It offers an innovative design, core concepts are clearly defined and exemplified and the chapters draw insightfully on a wide range of current research. There is every possibility that this will become a standard text for students studying Applied Linguistics for thefirst time. -- Ken Hyland, Institute of Education, University of London, UK For those of us involved in teaching postgraduate students where resources are limited, this is an ideal book to have at hand. The topics are varied and presented in such a way as to stimulate discussion in a very thought-provoking way. I teach postgraduate courses in Thailand, Vietnam and China and this book will be "a must" on my reading list. -- Joseph Foley, Graduate School of English, Assumption University, Thailand Hunston and Oakeys 250-page primer is... just what the profession needed.-BAAL te School of English, Assumption University, Thailand Hunston and Oakeys 250-page primer is... just what the profession needed.-BAAL Details ISBN0415447674 Author Susan Hunston Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Year 2009 ISBN-10 0415447674 ISBN-13 9780415447676 Format Paperback Imprint Routledge Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 418 Media Book Short Title INTRODUCING APPLIED LINGUISTIC Language English Publication Date 2009-10-13 Birth 1953 Affiliation University of Birmingham Subtitle Concepts and Skills Pages 258 DOI 10.1604/9780415447676 UK Release Date 2009-10-13 AU Release Date 2009-10-13 NZ Release Date 2009-10-13 Illustrations 30 Tables, black and white; 6 Line drawings, black and white; 1 Halftones, black and white Alternative 9780415447683 Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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