An introduction to applied linguistics

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
List of figures
List of tables
Preface
1. An overview of applied linguistics
	What is applied linguistics?
	The development of applied linguistics
	Psycholinguistic perspectives in applied linguistics
	Themes to watch for in this book
	Conclusion
	Notes
	Further reading
PART 1: Description of language and language use
	2. Grammar
		Introduction: grammar and grammars
		Issues when describing grammar
		Limitations of grammatical descriptions
		Learning grammar
		Teaching grammar
		Conclusion
		Hands-on activity
		Notes
		Further reading
	3. Vocabulary
		What is vocabulary?
		What vocabulary should be learned?
		How should vocabulary be learned?
		Strategy development
		Assessing vocabulary knowledge
		Limitations on generalizing vocabulary size: Estimates and strategies to
other languages
		Hands-on activities
		Notes
		Further reading
	4. Discourse analysis
		What is discourse analysis?
		Speaking and writing
		Approaches to discourse analysis
		Grammar and discourse: spoken and written differences
		Lexical patterns in spoken language
		Corpus linguistics and variation in discourse
		Implications for pedagogy
		Hands-on activity
		Text 1: cockroaches
		Text 2: cockroaches
		Notes
		Further reading
	5. Pragmatics
		Introduction
		Pragmatic perspectives on language use
		Pragmatic meaning
		Pragmatics research: paradigms and methods
		Pragmatics and language learning and teaching
		Acknowledgement
		Notes
		Further reading
	6. Corpus linguistics
		What is corpus linguistics?
		Corpus design and compilation
		What can a corpus tell us?
		Overview of different types of corpus studies
		How can corpora inform language teaching?
		Hands-on activity
		Notes
		Further reading
		Useful websites for corpus linguistics
PART 2: Essential areas of enquiry in applied linguistics
	7. Second language acquisition
		What is second language acquisition?
		Theories of L2 learning
		Learner language
		Instruction and second language acquisition
		Conclusion
		Hands-on activity
		Notes
		Further reading
	8. Psycholinguistics
		What is psycholinguistics?
		Characterizing variation in language experience
		Methods to characterize language experience
		Section summary
		Dual language activation
		Section summary
		Language selection
		Section summary
		Cognitive consequences of bilingualism
		Section summary
		Conclusion
		Hands-on activity
		Notes
		Further reading
	9. Sociolinguistics
		What is sociolinguistics?
		Issues in sociolinguistics
		Working with sociolinguistic data
		Applications of sociolinguistics
		Hands-on activity
		Notes
		Further reading
	10. Focus on the language learner: Styles, strategies and motivation
		Introduction: Learner characteristics
		Characteristics outside the teacher’s control
		Learning styles
		Learner strategies
		Motivation
		Pedagogical implications: The intersection of styles, strategies and motivation
		Notes
		Further reading.
	11. Forensic linguistics and language and the law
		What is forensic linguistics and language and the law?
		Investigative forensic linguistics
		Written legal language
		Communication in the legal process
		Police interviewing discourse
		Courtroom discourse
		Pedagogical implications
		Hands-on activity
		Note
		Further reading
	12. Multilingualism
		Introduction
		What is multilingualism and what are its roots?
		Varying contexts and norms
		Educational responses to multilingualism at the K-12 level
		An eye to the future
		Hands-on activity
		Notes
		Further reading
PART 3: Language skills and assessment
	13. Listening
		What is listening?
		Issues in listening
		How do we gain insights into listening?
		From theory to practice: issues in teaching L2 listening
		Conclusion
		Hands-on activity
		Notes
		Further reading
	14. Speaking and pronunciation
		What are speaking and pronunciation?
		Issues in speaking
		Genres of speaking
		Issues in pronunciation
		Implications for Pedagogy
		Hands-on activity
		Notes
		Further reading
	15. Reading
		Introduction
		What is reading?
		Reading in a second language
		Processes in L2 reading comprehension
		Key issues in L2 reading
		Hands-on activity
		Notes
		Further reading.
	16. Writing
		Introduction
		Aspects of writing
		Defining second language writers
		Second language writing: theory, research and pedagogy
		Hands-on activity
		Notes
		Further reading
	17. Assessment
		What is language assessment?
		Fundamental issues in language assessment
		Validation
		Language assessment and language teaching
		Language assessment literacy (LAL)
		Conclusion
		Hands-on activity
		Notes
		Further reading
	18. Suggested solutions
		Chapter 2, Grammar
		Chapter 3, Vocabulary
		Chapter 4, Discourse analysis
		Chapter 5, Pragmatics
		Chapter 6, Corpus linguistics
		Chapter 7, Second language acquisition
		Chapter 8, Psycholinguistics
		Chapter 9, Sociolinguistics
		Chapter 10, Focus on the language learner: Motivation, styles and strategies
		Chapter 11, Forensic linguistics and language and the law
		Chapter 12, Multilingualism
		Chapter 13, Listening
		Chapter 14, Speaking and pronunciation
		Chapter 15, Reading
		Chapter 16, Writing
		Chapter 17, Assessment
Bibliography
Index