Routledge Studies in Applied Linguistics
Crosslinguistic Influence in L3 Acquisition: Bilingual Heritage Speakers in Germany
1st Edition
By Eliane Lorenz
August 26, 2024
This book explores crosslinguistic influence in third language acquisition, drawing insights from a study of young bilingual secondary school students in Germany to unpack the importance of different variables in the acquisition and use of English as an additional language. Lorenz draws on data ...
Korean as a Heritage Language from Transnational and Translanguaging Perspectives
1st Edition
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By Hyesun Cho, Kwangok Song
August 26, 2024
This collection critically reflects on the state-of-the-art research on Korean-as-a-heritage-language (KHL) teaching and learning, centering KHL as an object of empirical inquiry by offering multiple perspectives on its practices and directions for further research. The volume expands prevailing ...
Understanding Variability in Second Language Acquisition, Bilingualism, and Cognition: A Multi-Layered Perspective
1st Edition
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By Kristin Kersten, Adam Winsler
May 27, 2024
This collection brings together linguistic, psychological, and sociological perspectives reflecting on the relationships and interactions of the multilayered factors impacting second language development and cognitive competence. The book advocates a system approach as a counterpoint to existing ...
Evaluation Across Newspaper Genres: Hard News Stories, Editorials and Feature Articles
1st Edition
By Jonathan Ngai
January 29, 2024
Evaluation Across Newspaper Genres: Hard News Stories, Editorials and Feature Articles is the first book-length study of evaluation or stance in three major newspaper genres: hard news stories, editorials and feature articles, the last of which is a Cinderella genre in linguistic studies. It offers...
Reconsidering Context in Language Assessment: Transdisciplinary Perspectives, Social Theories, and Validity
1st Edition
By Janna Fox, Natasha Artemeva
January 29, 2024
This volume reconsiders the problem of context in language testing and other modes of assessment from the perspective of transdisciplinarity. Transdisciplinary assessment research brings together collaborators who draw on the strengths of their differing backgrounds and expertise in order to ...
Second Language Prosody and Computer Modeling
1st Edition
By Okim Kang, David O. Johnson, Alyssa Kermad
May 31, 2023
This volume presents an interdisciplinary approach to the study of second language prosody and computer modeling. It addresses the importance of prosody’s role in communication, bridging the gap between applied linguistics and computer science. The book illustrates the growing importance of the ...
Analysing Discourses in Teacher Observation Feedback Conferences
1st Edition
By Fiona Copland, Helen Donaghue
January 09, 2023
This volume focuses on the post-observation feedback conference, a common feature of teacher education programs, and highlights the importance of such talk in the development and evaluation of teachers and other professionals. The book adopts a linguistic ethnographic approach, which provides a ...
Contexts of Co-Constructed Discourse: Interaction, Pragmatics, and Second Language Applications
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By Lori Czerwionka, Rachel Showstack, Judith Liskin-Gasparro
January 09, 2023
This collection showcases cutting-edge developments in co-construction in discourse. Drawing on the pioneering work of Dale A. Koike, the volume contributes new understandings of how speakers jointly negotiate meanings, contexts, identities, and social positions in interaction. The volume is ...
Intonation in L2 Discourse: Research Insights
1st Edition
By María Dolores Ramírez-Verdugo
January 09, 2023
Grounded in a systemic functional linguistic (SFL) approach, this book applies a contrastive interlanguage corpus-based approach to investigate the nature and role of L2 intonation and its pragmatic function in spoken discourse. The volume offers a brief overview of SFL theories and ...
Language, Mobility and Study Abroad in the Contemporary European Context
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By Rosamond Mitchell, Henry Tyne
January 09, 2023
This collection explores student mobility and study abroad programmes across Europe, presenting original research on personal, linguistic, and intercultural development during study abroad experiences. The volume synthesizes work from the 2016-2020 Cost Action 15130 ‘Study Abroad Research in ...
Learning-Oriented Language Assessment: Putting Theory into Practice
1st Edition
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By Atta Gebril
December 19, 2022
This collection brings together research on learning-oriented language assessment from scholars working across geographic and educational contexts, highlighting the opportunities of assessment practices which seek to better align assessment and learning tasks and support effective learning. The ...
Autoethnographies in ELT: Transnational Identities, Pedagogies, and Practices
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By Bedrettin Yazan, Suresh Canagarajah, Rashi Jain
May 30, 2022
This innovative volume showcases the possibilities of autoethnography as a means of exploring the complexities of transnational identity construction for learners, teachers, and practitioners in English language teaching (ELT). // The book unpacks the dynamics of today’s landscape of language ...