An Introduction to Applied Linguistics

1. An overview of applied linguistics (Norbert Schmitt and Marianne Celce-Murcia) PART I: Description of language and language use 2. Grammar (Diane Larsen-Freeman and Jeanette DeCarrico) 3. Vocabulary (Paul Nation and Paul Meara) 4. Discourse analysis (Michael McCarthy, Christian Matthiessen and Diana Slade) 5. Pragmatics (Helen Spencer-Oatey and Vladimir Zegarac) 6. Corpus linguistics (Randi Reppen and Rita Simpson-Vlach) PART II: Essential areas of enquiry in applied linguistics 7. Second language acquisition (Nina Spada and Patsy M. Lightbown) 8. Psycholinguistics (Kees de Bot and Judith F. Kroll) 9. Sociolinguistics (Carmen Llamas and Peter Stockwell) 10. Focus on the language learner: styles, strategies and motivation (Andrew D. Cohen) PART III: Language skills and assessment 11. Listening (Tony Lynch and David Mendelsohn) 12. Speaking and pronunciation (Anne Burns and Barbara Seidlhofer) 13. Reading (Patricia L. Carrell and William Grabe) 14. Writing (Tony Silva and Paul Kei Matsuda) 15. Assessment (Carol A. Chapelle and Geoff Brindley) 16. Suggested solutions