Bücher der Reihe Routledge Applied Linguistics

The only textbook to adopt a 'how to' approach with exercises and cases, it covers all the major theoretical approaches to the use of corpus data and affords students and researchers alike readings from eminent figures in the discipline.

'Second Language Acquisition' introduces the key areas in the field, including: multilingualism, the role of teaching, the mental processing of multiple languages, and patterns of growth and decline.

A textbook which provides students and researchers with support for advanced study of the topic. It introduces readers to a broad range of approaches to understanding literacy in educational contexts and in society. It integrates psychological, educational and anthropological approaches to literacy and its consequences for individuals and society.

Introduces students to key issues and themes that include bilingual development and education; and the integration of social and cognitive perspectives. This work uses tasks and examples to equip the reader with the necessary skills and insights to assess and interpret research drawn from bilingual populations.