ESL & Applied Linguistics Professional Series
About the Book Series
This series provides essential texts on teaching English as a second language and applied linguistics. It includes authored and edited volumes to be used as primary or supplementary texts in graduate-level and teacher training courses to enhance students’ and practicing teachers’ professional qualifications and knowledge. Each text is designed to promote the current and growing body of knowledge in applied linguistics and second language teaching, including advances in teacher education and the study of language.
Specifically, the series includes, but is not limited to, current uses of applied linguistics research in teaching a variety of second language skills, such as reading, writing, speaking and listening; materials and curriculum design; literacy; English for academic purposes; and research methods.
The texts also deal with broad domains of professional preparation related to socio-cultural perspectives and current issues/topics in teaching and learning a second language.
Books in the series benefit not only students, but experienced teachers, curriculum developers, teacher trainers, program administrators, and other second and foreign language professionals seeking to advance and update their knowledge and expertise.
What English Language Teachers Need to Know Volume II: Facilitating Learning
2nd Edition
By Denise E. Murray, MaryAnn Christison
February 20, 2020
Designed for pre-service and novice teachers in ELT, What English Language Teachers Need to Know Volumes I, II, and III are companion textbooks organized around the key question: What do teachers need to know and be able to do in order to help their students to learn English?&...
English Morphology for the Language Teaching Profession
1st Edition
By Laurie Bauer, I.S.P. Nation
February 12, 2020
This highly accessible book presents an overview of English morphology for all those involved in the English-language teaching industry. For non-native learners, the ability to recognize and produce new words in appropriate circumstances is a challenging task, and knowledge of the word-building ...
Language Curriculum Design
2nd Edition
By John Macalister, I.S.P. Nation
December 09, 2019
Now in its second edition, Language Curriculum Design describes the steps involved in the curriculum design process, elaborates and justifies these steps, and provides opportunities for practising and applying them. Crystal-clear and comprehensive yet concise, the steps are laid out at a general ...
Teaching Extensive Reading in Another Language
1st Edition
By I.S.P. Nation, Rob Waring
December 03, 2019
This comprehensive book by renowned scholars Paul Nation and Rob Waring accessibly covers all aspects of extensive reading in second and foreign language contexts. The book serves as a major update to the field on the topic, with current research findings on extensive reading as they relate to ...
English Language Proficiency Testing in Asia: A New Paradigm Bridging Global and Local Contexts
1st Edition
Edited
By Lily I-Wen Su, Cyril J. Weir, Jessica R. W. Wu
December 02, 2019
As the demand for English language education grows in Asia, there has been a parallel growth in the development and implementation of standardized tests at the local level. Offering much-needed context on locally produced tests in Asia, contributors examine emerging models for English language ...
Quality in TESOL and Teacher Education: From a Results Culture Towards a Quality Culture
1st Edition
Edited
By Juan de Dios Martínez Agudo
November 04, 2019
This volume takes a holistic view of the current trends and challenges in quality and quality assurance in TESOL and teacher education. Bringing together top scholars in the field from all over the world, the text features invaluable international perspectives with the common objective of improving...
Pedagogies and Policies for Publishing Research in English: Local Initiatives Supporting International Scholars
1st Edition
Edited
By James N. Corcoran, Karen Englander, Laura-Mihaela Muresan
February 18, 2019
Offering a nuanced examination of the complex landscape that international scholars who publish their research in English must navigate, this edited volume details 17 perspectives on scholarly writing for publication across seven geolinguistic regions. This innovative volume includes first-hand ...
What English Language Teachers Need to Know Volume I: Understanding Learning
2nd Edition
By Denise E. Murray, MaryAnn Christison
February 04, 2019
Designed for pre-service teachers and teachers new to the field of ELT, What English Teachers Need to Know Volumes I, II, and III are companion textbooks organized around the key question: What do teachers need to know and be able to do in order for their students to learn English? In the Second...
Teaching Chinese as a Second Language: The Way of the Learner
1st Edition
By Jane Orton, Andrew Scrimgeour
January 29, 2019
Grounded in analysis of Chinese and international educational concepts and classroom techniques currently used to teach Chinese as a Second Language, and a thorough review of recent research in the field, this volume identifies the learning challenges of the language for native English speakers. ...
Teaching Essential Units of Language: Beyond Single-word Vocabulary
1st Edition
Edited
By Eli Hinkel
November 12, 2018
This textbook provides a practical and research-based foundation for teaching second language (L2) multiword units (also commonly called collocations). Multiword units – such as strong tea, beautiful weather, or would you mind –cannot be readily understood or predicted by the meanings of their...
Understanding and Teaching English Spelling: A Strategic Guide
1st Edition
By Adam Brown
September 04, 2018
Concise and engaging, this text provides pre-service and practicing English language teachers with the knowledge they need to successfully teach the spelling of English. Offering context and explanation for the English spelling system as well as uniquely addressing specific problems in learning the...
Transnational Writing Education: Theory, History, and Practice
1st Edition
Edited
By Xiaoye You
June 04, 2018
Arguing that writing teachers need to enable students to recognize, negotiate with, deconstruct, and transcend national, racial, ethnic, and linguistic boundaries, this volume proposes a "transnational" framework as an alternative approach to literacy education and as a vital component to ...