Controversies in applied linguistics

Seidlhofer, Barbara

Controversies in applied linguistics Barbara Seidlhofer - New York Oxford University Press 2003 - 360 p 24 cm - Oxford Applied Linguistics .

Contents, index.

1- The global spread of English
2- Corpus linguistics and language teaching
3- Critical discourse analysis
4- Second language acquisition
5- The nature of applied linguistics

'As a resource for teacher educators, it would be hard to overestimate the value and potential of this book.'
There are several issues on which applied linguistis take very different positions. The book presents controversies between prominent scholars arguing different positions, and direct attention to the main points at issue.

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Linguistic
Second language acquisition
Language teaching

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