Language teaching theory and methods

Wu's book provides an innovative perspective on, and recommendations for, the major aspects of second language (L2) teaching from a Hegelian anthro-philosophical perspective.

This book examines the 'English mania phenomenon' and the complex circumstances of adopting English Medium Instruction (EMI) by South Asian education systems and the effect of an uneven distribution of resources on the already under-resourced countries in the region.

Using current intervention research on grammatical properties, this textbook explores key concepts in second language acquisition.

Drawing on a total of 8,308 haiku poems written by 834 English as a foreign language (EFL) university students in Japan, this book explores the value, possibility, and potential of teaching and researching English-language haiku in second and foreign language (SFL) contexts.

An authoritative overview of research into heritage language acquisition, covering key terminological and empirical issues, theoretical approaches, and research methodologies.

An encompassing picture of what high-level competence in second languages and in multilingual use is about.

This Element explains how different language learning settings dynamically affect bilingual children''s language learning trajectories.

The Routledge Handbook of Corpora and English Language Teaching and Learning provides a wide-ranging and authoritative overview of the latest developments and innovations in how corpus approaches, corpus technologies, and corpus data can inform and transform English language teaching and learning.

In this indispensable work, prominent authorities review the latest research on all aspects of ELL instruction (K12) and identify what works for today's students and schools.

This book puts forward an authenticity-centred approach to the design of materials for language learning.

Do you want to have more meaningful conversations in French?

Introducing English for Academic Purposes is an accessible and engaging textbook which presents a wide-ranging introduction to the field, covering the global and institutional position of EAP as well as its manifestations in classrooms and research contexts around the world.

A state-of-the-art survey of second language speech research, presenting revision of an influential model alongside new empirical studies.

This book connects SLA theory and practice in ways that are relevant and accessible to students, researchers and practitioners.

The Complete Guide to the Theory and Practice of Materials Development for Language Learning provides undergraduate and graduate-level students in applied linguistics and TESOL, researchers, materials developers, and teachers with everything they need to know about the latest theory and practice of language learning materials development for all media.

This edited volume provides a single coherent overview of vocabulary teaching and learning in relation to each of the four skills (reading, writing, listening, speaking).

This volume explores a highly topical issue in second and foreign language education: the spreading practice in mainstream education to teach content subjects through a foreign language.

English for IT Communication provides a comprehensive introduction for students and professionals studying IT or computer science and covers all forms of technical communication from emails and memos through procedures to reports and design specs.

This book enables practitioners to apply statistics effectively to the development and use of language assessments.

This book proposes a new paradigm for English language teaching based on concepts from English for Specific Purposes (ESP) research and applications as well as from growing evidence relating pattern recognition to language learning ability.

This handbook draws together international perspectives on technology and its application to language teaching and learning, written and edited by leading scholars in the field.

The Syntax and Semantics of English Auxiliaries by Kurd Learners at College Level is concerned with the syntactic and semantic aspects of English auxiliary verbs (which comprise the primary and the modals) as a problematic area for English foreign language learners.

This book provides an in-depth analysis of what happens when intermediate level learners of a foreign language use a bilingual dictionary when writing.

The issue of intercultural learning has been tackled, amongst others, in the fields of education, language education and applied linguistics.

This book bridges the gap between theory and practice in the teaching of academic writing within English for Academic Purposes (EAP).