Bücher der Reihe Routledge Handbooks in Applied Linguistics

The Routledge Handbook of World Englishes constitutes a comprehensive introduction to the study of World Englishes. With a new substantial introduction from the editor, the Handbook is an ideal resource for students of applied linguistics as well as those in related degrees such as applied English language and TESOL/TEFL.

The Routledge Handbook of Language Policy and Planning is a comprehensive and authoritative survey, including original contributions from leading senior scholars and rising stars to provide a basis for future research in language policy and planning in international, national, regional and local contexts.

Informal language learning beyond the classroom plays an important and growing role in language learning and teaching. This Handbook brings together and solidifies the existing body of research and unites the various disciplines that have looked at this area to present the current state of knowledge in one accessible resource.

This handbook centers on language(s) in the Global South/s and the many ways in which both "language" and the "Global South" are conceptualized, theorized, practiced, and reshaped.

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.

This handbook provides an overview of the development of language teaching materials, critical discussion of core issues, and an assessment of future directions. It is essential reading for researchers, scholars and students on MA programmes in ELT, TESOL and Applied Linguistics.

The Handbook provides an updated overview of a dynamic and rapidly growing area with a widely applied methodology. This second edition remains a crucial point of reference for advanced undergraduates, postgraduates and scholars in Applied Linguistics.

This state-of-the-art volume is the first to capture a hybrid discipline that studies the role and linguistic implications of the human mind in language learning and teaching.

The Routledge Handbook of Plurilingual Language Education is the first comprehensive publication on plurilingualism, offering a multidimensional reflection on the nature, scope and potential of plurilingualism in language education and society.

Providing a comprehensive historical survey of language and intercultural communication studies, this handbook is an indispensable resource for students and scholars working in the fields of intercultural communication, applied linguistics, TESOL/TEFL and communication studies.

This book presents a comprehensive collection of essays on these issues by 31 established practitioners and new researchers. Informed by experienced scholarship and fresh studies, this handbook shares international perspectives on language education from policy and curriculum to teacher training and future directions.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of Hispanic applied linguistics, allowing students to understand the field from a variety of perspectives and offering insight into the ever-growing number of professional opportunies afforded to Spanish language program graduates. The goal of this book is to re-contextualize the notion of applied linguistics as simply the application of theoretical linguistic concepts to practical settings and to consider it as its own field that addresses language-based issues and problems in a real-world context. The book is organized into five parts: 1) perspectives on learning Spanish 2) issues and environments in Spanish teaching 3) Spanish in the professions 4) the discourses of Spanish and 5) social and political contexts for Spanish. The book¿s all-inclusive coverage gives students the theoretical and sociocultural context for study in Hispanic applied linguistics while offering practical information on its application in the professional sector.

The Routledge Handbook of Educational Linguistics provides a comprehensive survey of the core and current language-related issues in educational contexts. Bringing together the expertise and voices of well-established as well as emerging scholars from around the world, the handbook offers over thirty authoritative and critical explorations of methodologies and contexts of educational linguistics, issues of instruction and assessment, and teacher education, as well as coverage of key topics such as advocacy, critical pedagogy, and ethics and politics of research in educational linguistics. Each chapter relates to key issues raised in the respective topic, providing additional historical background, critical discussion, reviews of pertinent research methods, and an assessment of what the future might hold.This volume embraces multiple, dynamic perspectives and a range of voices in order to move forward in new and productive directions, making The Routledge Handbook of Educational Linguistics an essential volume for any student and researcher interested in the issues surrounding language and education, particularly in multilingual and multicultural settings.

The Routledge Handbook of Translation Studies provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art account of the complex field of translation studies.

The Routledge Handbook of Interpreting provides a comprehensive survey of the field of interpreting for a global readership. The handbook includes an introduction and twenty-seven chapters by contributors who are experts involved in the interpreting profession and leading academics in their area.The four sections cover: The history and evolution of interpreting; The core areas of the field from conference interpreting to transcription, and interpreting in conflict zones and voiceover; Current issues and debates, from ethics and the role of the interpreter to the impact of globalization; A look to the future. Suggestions for further reading are provided with every chapter. The Routledge Handbook of Interpreting is an essential purchase for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of interpreting studies. Professionals working in interpreting or those looking to work in the field will also find this book invaluable.

The Routledge Handbook of Applied Linguistics serves as an introduction and reference point to key areas in the field of applied linguistics. The five sections of the volume encompass a wide range of topics from a variety of perspectives: Applied linguistics in action Language learning, language education Language, culture and identity Perspectives on language in use Descriptions of language for applied linguistics The 47 chapters connect knowledge about language to decision-making in the real world. The volume as a whole highlights the role of applied linguistics, which is to make insights drawn from language study relevant to such decision-making. The chapters are written by specialists from around the world. Each one provides an overview of the history of the topic, the main current issues and possible future trajectory. Where appropriate, authors discuss the impact and use of new technology in the area. Suggestions for further reading are provided with every chapter. The Routledge Handbook of Applied Linguistics is an essential purchase for postgraduate students of applied linguistics.

The Routledge Handbook of Instructed Second Language Acquisition is the first collection of state-of-the-art papers pertaining to Instructed Second Language Acquisition (ISLA). Written by 45 world-renowned experts, the entries are full-length articles detailing pertinent issues with up-to-date references. Each chapter serves three purposes: providing a review of current literature and discussions of cutting edge issues; sharing the authors¿ understanding of, and approaches to, the issues; and providing direct links between research and practice. In short, based on the chapters in this handbook, ISLA has attained a level of theoretical and methodological maturity that provides a solid foundation for future empirical and pedagogical discovery. This handbook is the ideal resource for researchers, graduate students, upper-level undergraduate students, teachers, and teacher-educators who are interested in second language learning and teaching.

The Routledge Handbook of World Englishes constitutes a comprehensive introduction to the study of world Englishes drawing on the expertise of leading authors within the field.

The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Research in Classroom Learning is a comprehensive psycholinguistic approach to the issue of instructed language learning that focuses on conceptual replications/extensions of and new research on classroom learning or Instructed SLA (ISLA).