Books in the Domains of Discourse series

Equipping teachers and researchers with the fundamental tools to analyze classroom discourse, this book facilitates a move towards effective instruction in a range of educational settings. It is suitable for applied linguists, teachers and researchers of TESOL, as well as practitioners on MEd or taught doctorate programmes.

Explores spoken interactions in the media, drawing on sources from the English speaking world including chat shows, radio phone-ins and political interviews with leaders such as Tony Blair and George W Bush. This title is intended for students and researchers of Applied Linguistics, English Language and Media.

Featuring a corpus of conversations from the UK and USA, this overview of the characteristics of workplace discourse and the approaches needed to analyze them, pays attention to interactions with a social focus, such as office gossip. It also explores issues, such as politeness, power, conflict and consensus-building.