An Introduction to Applied Linguistics
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An Introduction to Applied Linguistics by Alan Davies
Shortlisted for the BAAL Book Prize 2000Language and language problems affect all of us and are an integral part of our social experience. In An Introduction to Applied Linguistics, Professor Davies takes this simple fact as his starting point and sets out to show that applied linguistics is better understood by doing it than studying it or reading about it. Beginning with the history and definitions of applied linguistics, he then looks at the full spectrum of 'institutional' and 'non-institutional' uses of language, spanning not only language learning and teaching but also language as a socio-psychological phenomenon. Whilst setting this practical outlook against the historical background of changing public needs and competing ideologies, Davies shows that a theory can be derived. For first-time students of applied linguistics, people working professionally with language and those generally interested in the relationship between linguistics and applied linguistics, this book provides an excellent introduction to the problems and issues that will arise.* Introductory text and the foundation volume for the series* Emphasis on the importance of experience* Contains examples of applied linguistics in language teaching and othersettings* Exercises and demonstrated examples included
Alan Davies is a long-term member of staff of the Department of Applied Linguistics in the University of Edinburgh. Now Emeritus Professor and Honorary Fellow, he is a former editor of the two journals Applied Linguistics and Language Testing and was for five years Director of the Language Testing Research Centre, University of Melbourne.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780748612581 |
| ISBN 10 | 0748612580 |
| Title | An Introduction to Applied Linguistics |
| Author | Alan Davies |
| Series | Edinburgh Textbooks In Applied Linguistics |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Edinburgh University Press |
| Year published | 1999-09-27 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for BAAL (British Association for Applied Linguistics) Book Prize 2000 |
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