Books in the Routledge Handbooks in Applied Linguistics series

The Routledge Handbook of Instructed Second Language Acquisition is the first collection of state-of-the-art papers pertaining to Instructed Second Language Acquisition (ISLA). Written by 45 world-renowned experts, the entries are full-length articles detailing pertinent issues with up-to-date references.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of Hispanic applied linguistics, allowing students to understand the field from a variety of perspectives and offering insight into the ever-growing number of professional opportunies afforded to Spanish language program graduates. The goal of this book is to re-contextualize the notion of applied linguistics as simply the application of theoretical linguistic concepts to practical settings and to consider it as its own field that addresses language-based issues and problems in a real-world context. The book is organized into five parts: 1) perspectives on learning Spanish 2) issues and environments in Spanish teaching 3) Spanish in the professions 4) the discourses of Spanish and 5) social and political contexts for Spanish. The book¿s all-inclusive coverage gives students the theoretical and sociocultural context for study in Hispanic applied linguistics while offering practical information on its application in the professional sector.

The Routledge Handbook of Educational Linguistics provides a comprehensive survey of the core and current language-related issues in educational contexts. Bringing together the expertise and voices of well-established as well as emerging scholars from around the world, the handbook offers over thirty authoritative and critical explorations of methodologies and contexts of educational linguistics, issues of instruction and assessment, and teacher education, as well as coverage of key topics such as advocacy, critical pedagogy, and ethics and politics of research in educational linguistics. Each chapter relates to key issues raised in the respective topic, providing additional historical background, critical discussion, reviews of pertinent research methods, and an assessment of what the future might hold.This volume embraces multiple, dynamic perspectives and a range of voices in order to move forward in new and productive directions, making The Routledge Handbook of Educational Linguistics an essential volume for any student and researcher interested in the issues surrounding language and education, particularly in multilingual and multicultural settings.

The Routledge Handbook of Language and Health Communication's 40 chapters are organized within three sections to provide a broad and comprehensive overview of the role that linguistics plays within health communication research and its applications.

The Routledge Handbook of Language and Intercultural Communication constitutes a comprehensive introduction to the multidisciplinary field of intercultural communication, with a particular emphasis on the language dimension, and draws on the expertise of leading scholars from diverse backgrounds.

The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition brings together 36 leading international figures in the field to produce a state-of-the-art overview of second language acquisition.

The Routledge Handbook of Translation Studies provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art account of the complex field of translation studies.

The Routledge Handbook of Interpreting provides a comprehensive survey of the field of interpreting for a global readership. The handbook includes an introduction and twenty-seven chapters by contributors who are experts involved in the interpreting profession and leading academics in their area.The four sections cover: The history and evolution of interpreting; The core areas of the field from conference interpreting to transcription, and interpreting in conflict zones and voiceover; Current issues and debates, from ethics and the role of the interpreter to the impact of globalization; A look to the future. Suggestions for further reading are provided with every chapter. The Routledge Handbook of Interpreting is an essential purchase for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of interpreting studies. Professionals working in interpreting or those looking to work in the field will also find this book invaluable.

The handbook offers a comprehensive view of the field of language and literacy studies. This book is an essential reference for undergraduate and postgraduate students and those researching and working in the areas of applied linguistics and language and literacy.

The Routledge Handbook of Instructed Second Language Acquisition is the first collection of state-of-the-art papers pertaining to Instructed Second Language Acquisition (ISLA). Written by 45 world-renowned experts, the entries are full-length articles detailing pertinent issues with up-to-date references. Each chapter serves three purposes: providing a review of current literature and discussions of cutting edge issues; sharing the authors¿ understanding of, and approaches to, the issues; and providing direct links between research and practice. In short, based on the chapters in this handbook, ISLA has attained a level of theoretical and methodological maturity that provides a solid foundation for future empirical and pedagogical discovery. This handbook is the ideal resource for researchers, graduate students, upper-level undergraduate students, teachers, and teacher-educators who are interested in second language learning and teaching.

This is the first comprehensive overview of the language revitalization movement across all continents. Featuring 47 chapters from a global range of top scholars, the handbook is divided into 2 parts: (1) expands on issues of theory and practice; (2) covers regional perspectives in an effort to globalize and decolonize the field.

The flagship title in the Routledge Handbooks in Applied Linguistics series, this volume serves as an introduction and reference point to the key areas in the dynamic evolvingfield of applied linguistics.

The Routledge Handbook of Corpus Approaches to Discourse Analysis highlights the diversity, breadth, and depth of corpus approaches to discourse analysis, compiling new and original research studies from notable scholars at major universities across the globe.

Featuring contributions by a global range of established scholars, this covers theoretical and methodological approaches to study abroad and examines their practical implications on program implementation for students, researchers, and administrators interested in learning more about linguistic and personal development during study abroad.

The Routledge Handbook of World Englishes constitutes a comprehensive introduction to the study of world Englishes drawing on the expertise of leading authors within the field.

The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Research in Classroom Learning is a comprehensive psycholinguistic approach to the issue of instructed language learning that focuses on conceptual replications/extensions of and new research on classroom learning or Instructed SLA (ISLA).

The Routledge Handbook of English Language Teaching is the definitive reference volume for postgraduate and advanced undergraduate students of Applied Linguistics, ELT/TESOL, and Language Teacher Education, and for ELT professionals engaged in in-service teacher development and/or undertaking academic study.

The Routledge Handbook of Language and Professional Communication provides a timely overview of the field of professional communication with a clear focus on language.

The Routledge Handbook of English as a Lingua Franca provides a comprehensive introduction to the theories, concepts, contexts and applications of this rapidly developing field. Including 47 state-of-the art chapters from international scholars, the handbook covers key concepts, regional spread, linguistic features and communication processes, domains and functions. This is key reading for all those engaged in the study and research of English as a lingua franca and world/Global Englishes within English language, applied linguistics, and education.