Books in the Applied Linguistics and Language Study series

This is an introduction and guide to the study of errors in language, which presents a critical survey of previous work. It seeks to clarify such questions as: does correctness matter?; and is it more important to speak fluently and write imaginatively or to communicate one's message?

This volume comprises a collection of essays by experts in the forefront of interlanguage study. Each contribution reports on the current state of study and development in a wide variety of fields. Contributors are drawn from Europe, North America and Israel.

Analyzing language awareness in the classroom, this book examines the subject from both the teacher's and the pupil's perspective. Other books in this series include "Contrastive Analysis", "Discourse and Learning" and "Listening in Language Learning".

This introductory text explores the integration of language and literature in the classroom. The two subjects are normally seen as distinct areas of the curriculum, but this book shows how they can be mutually supporting and enriching. Recent research in classroom practice is also covered.

This study looks at how students learn and socialise in school when their first language is a language other than English. It explores recent changes in educational policy and practices as well as in educational research.

This book examines the theory of genre analysis and looks at genre analysis in action.

An examination of "interlanguage", this book examines methodology, contrastive analysis and bilingualism in an attempt to provide a framework for this subject. Other books in this series include "Language and Discrimination" and "Translation and Translating".

First Published in 1983. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The eleven essays in this book cover a wide range of topics from the role of 'interlanguage' and the influence of external factors on the process of language learning, to the development of syntax and the methodology of error analysis. Collectively they provide a valuable perspective on the learning process, which both enriches our theoretical understanding of the processes underlying second language acquisition and suggests ways in which teaching practice may best exploit a learner's skills.

This work focuses on the connections to be made between evaluation and change in language education with a specific focus on English Language Teaching, and demonstrates the central importance of evaluation in relation to language projects and programmes.