Directions in Applied Linguistics (Multilingual Matters)

ISBN 10: 1853598496 / ISBN 13: 9781853598494

Published by Multilingual Matters, 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Directions in Applied Linguistics (Multilingual Matters)
• Publisher: Multilingual Matters
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1853598496
• ISBN 13: 9781853598494
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The essays and research papers in this collection explore current issues in Language Education, English for Academic Purposes, Contrastive Discourse Analysis, and Language Policy and Planning, and outline promising directions for theory and practice in applied linguistics. The collection also honours the life-long contribution of Robert B. Kaplan to the field.

About the Authors

Paul Bruthiaux, Dwight Atkinson, William G. Eggington, William Grabe and Vaidehi Ramanathan conducted their doctoral research at the University of Southern California in the 1980s and 1990s, with Robert B. Kaplan playing a significant role in their development as applied linguists. Now they have joined forces to co-edit a collection of essays and research papers that review current trends across the spectrum of applied linguistics and discuss their implications for the future the field.

Vaidehi Ramanathan is Professor of Applied Sociolinguistics at University of California, Davis, USA. Her previous publications include Language Policies and (Dis)Citizenship: Rights, Access, Pedagogies (Multilingual Matters, 2013) and Bodies and Language: Health, Ailments, Disabilities (Multilingual Matters, 2009).