Books by Diane Larsen-Freeman

Accessible introduction to rapidly growing field of interest across disciplines. Explains key constructs: chaos; complexity; dynamic systems; emergence etc. Demonstrates applications to areas of applied linguistics. Illustrates how complex systems thinking can challenge established ideas. Discusses implications for theory, research, and practice.

Includes grammatical descriptions and teaching suggestions that are organized into sections dealing with Form, Meaning, and Use. This title helps teachers and future teachers grasp the linguistic system and details of English grammar, providing information on how structures are used at the discourse level.

Explores the regular, predictable elements of language as well as the potential creativity of its underlying system. This title provides an understanding of the organic nature of language and its acquisition, and a set of tools with which to approach language in language teaching.

Understanding how people learn and fail to learn second and foreign languages is increasingly recognised as a critical social and psycholinguistic issue. This book provides a synthesis of empirical findings on second and foreign language learning by children and adults, emphasising the design and execution of appropriate research.