Applied Linguistics and Language Study
Language and Communication
1st Edition
By Jack C. Richards, R.W. Schmidt
April 18, 1983
Presents eight specially written chapters which provide a coherent survey of major issues in the study of language and communication, and which show how these are related to questions of practical concern in the learning and teaching of second and foreign languages. The issues discussed have been ...
Learning to Write: First Language/Second Language
1st Edition
By Aviva Freedman, Ian Pringle, Janice Yalden
March 07, 1983
First published in 1983. The present volume holds the selected papers of a symposium on CCTE Conference, held in 1979 in Ottawa, Canada. The content provides an introduction and a review of major themes in Writing research and pedagogy. This is in part achieved by the papers themselves, and in part...
Contrastive Analysis
1st Edition
By C.R. James
September 15, 1980
In this important study, Carl James reviews the role that contrastive analysis can play in understanding and solving problems in second or foreign language learning and teaching. Using both psycholinguistic and linguistic analysis, he establishes a sound theoretical basis for CA before going on to ...
Stylistics and the Teaching of Literature
1st Edition
By H.G. Widdowson
August 18, 1975
This volume forms part of the Applied Linguistics and Language Study collection that looks at the field of analysing and appreciating literary texts. First published in 1975, this text makes a considerable contribution to extending our view of the principles underlying language teaching and ...
Error Analysis: Perspectives on Second Language Acquisition
1st Edition
By Jack C. Richards
September 23, 1974
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 ...