What is This Thing Called Language? by David Nunan
Written in a friendly style, drawing on a wide range of anecdotes from the author's own experience, this book provides an ideal starting point for those approaching language study. Nunan's enthusiasm and the immediacy of his examples offer students a thought-provoking way into the basics of study such as syntax, morphology and phonology. Raising awareness about the different ways language is used, this book provides a solid linguistic framework and lots of suggestions for where to find out more.
'The book is written in a very relaxed and readable style..a useful companion reader for undergraduates in English or language-related programmes...as well as for all those members of the general public interested in 'the stuff that surrounds them." - Alan Maley, English Teaching Professional 'An eminently useful and readable guide...a book I certainly needed when I first started teaching A Level English Language.' - Jane Bluett, The Professional Journal of the National Association for the Teaching of English
DAVID NUNAN is Director of the English Centre and Chair Professor of Applied Linguistics at the University of Hong Kong, and Dean of the Graduate School of Education, Anaheim University, USA. He has published over 100 scholarly books and articles including Introducing Discourse Analysis, The Self-Directed Teacher and Cambridge Guide to Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (with R. Carter). In 1998 he was elected President of TESOL International, the largest professional body of language educators in the world, and became the first person to serve in the position from outside of the United States. Other recent honours and awards include a 2002 citation by the United States Congress for services to English language education, and the 2003 ThomsonLearning TESOL Lifetime Achievement Award.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780230008489 |
| ISBN 10 | 0230008488 |
| Title | What is This Thing Called Language? |
| Author | David Nunan |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Year published | 2007-03-22 |
| Number of pages | 248 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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