An introduction to applied linguistics : from practice to theory / Alan Davies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davies, Alan, 1931 February 17-

Series:

Edinburgh textbooks in applied linguistics.

Edinburgh textbooks in applied linguistics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Applied linguistics.

Linguistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (214 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This Second Edition of the foundational textbook An Introduction to Applied Linguistics provides a state-of-the-art account of contemporary applied linguistics. The kinds of language problems of interest to applied linguists are discussed and a distinction drawn between the different research approach taken by theoretical linguists and by applied linguists to what seem to be the same problems. Professor Davies describes a variety of projects which illustrate the interests of the field and highlight the marriage it offers between practical experience and theoretical understanding. The increasing

Contents:

Contents; Series Editors' Preface; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Chapter 1: History and 'definitions'; Chapter 2: Doing being applied linguists: the importance of experience; Chapter 3: Language and language practices; Chapter 4: Applied linguistics and language learning/teaching; Chapter 5: Applied linguistics and language use; Chapter 6: The professionalising of applied linguists; Chapter 7: Applied linguistics: no 'bookish theoric'; Chapter 8: The applied linguistics challenge; Glossary; Exercises; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [180]-193) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-280-95311-X

9786610953110

0-7486-3356-1

OCLC:

476101692