Routledge Research in Language Education
About the Book Series
The Routledge Research in Language Education series provides a platform for established and emerging scholars to present their latest research and discuss key issues in Language Education. This series welcomes books on all areas of language teaching and learning, including but not limited to language education policy and politics, multilingualism, literacy, L1, L2 or foreign language acquisition, curriculum, classroom practice, pedagogy, teaching materials, and language teacher education and development. Books in the series are not limited to the discussion of the teaching and learning of English only.
Please send inquiries or proposals for this series to one of the following:
Manon Berset: [email protected] – Editor, UK, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
Kirsty Murray: [email protected] – Editor, North & South America
Kanishka Jangir: [email protected] – Editor, Australia, New Zealand & Asia
Competency-Based Teacher Education for English as a Foreign Language: Theory, Research, and Practice
1st Edition
Edited
By Amber Yayin Wang
May 31, 2023
Providing a series of chapters, written by teacher educators in three continents, this edited volume explores the concepts, challenges, possibilities, and implementations of competency-based instruction for developing English competencies in English as a foreign language (EFL) contexts. Recent ...
Education for Sustainable Development in Foreign Language Learning: Content-Based Instruction in College-Level Curricula
1st Edition
Edited
By María de la Fuente
May 31, 2023
This unique volume utilizes the UNESCO Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) framework to illustrate successful integration of sustainability education in post-secondary foreign language (FL) learning. Showcasing a variety of approaches to using content-based instruction (CBI) in ...
Effective Teacher Collaboration for English Language Learners: Cross-Curricular Insights from K-12 Settings
1st Edition
Edited
By Bogum Yoon
May 31, 2023
This volume explores the value of teacher collaboration in meeting the needs of diverse English language learners (ELLs). A range of research-based chapters demonstrate examples of effective collaboration between English language specialists and content area teachers and offer recommendations for ...
Globalization and English Education in Taiwan: Curriculum, Perceptions, and Pedagogies
1st Edition
By I-Chung Ke
May 31, 2023
Ke’s book examines and reflects on English education in Taiwan from a global English perspective, starting with a discussion on globalization and global Englishes. English education in Taiwan has gone through various major transformations since the intensification of globalization after the 1990s. ...
Multilingual Perspectives from Europe and Beyond on Language Policy and Practice
1st Edition
Edited
By Bruna Di Sabato, Bronwen Hughes
May 31, 2023
This edited volume offers an overarching, yet detailed view of fast-changing language policy and practice in Europe and beyond. It provides a thorough investigation of different linguacultural scenarios, exploring how language policy has repercussions on research and initiatives in the field of ...
Developing Cross-Cultural Relational Ability in Foreign Language Learning: Asset-Based Pedagogy to Enhance Pragmatic Competence
1st Edition
By Gerrard Mugford
January 09, 2023
By reconceptualizing successful communication in a foreign language as an enjoyable and uplifting experience, this volume moves beyond a focus on grammatical accuracy and fluency to foreground the ways in which foreign language learners can be encouraged to build on previous achievements and ...
Improving Learner Reflection for TESOL: Pedagogical Strategies to Support Reflective Learning
1st Edition
By Li-Shih Huang
January 09, 2023
Presenting comprehensive research conducted with learners and educators in a range of settings, this volume showcases self-reflection as a powerful tool to enhance student learning. The text builds on empirical insights to illustrate how language professionals can foster critical self-reflection ...
Enhancing Beginner-Level Foreign Language Education for Adult Learners: Language Instruction, Intercultural Competence, Technology, and Assessment
1st Edition
Edited
By Ekaterina Nemtchinova
December 30, 2022
This book is an authoritative text that explores best classroom practices for engaging adult learners in beginner-level foreign language courses. Built around a diverse range of international research studies and conceptual articles, the book covers four key issues in teaching language to novice ...
Plurilingual Pedagogy in the Arabian Peninsula: Transforming and Empowering Students and Teachers
1st Edition
Edited
By Daniela Coelho, Telma Gharibian Steinhagen
December 30, 2022
This edited collection explores plurilingual education in the unique English medium instruction (EMI) context of the Arabian Peninsula. The book argues that integrating a plurilingual pedagogy alongside current EMI in the region could enhance students’ learning and contribute to a language policy...
Technology-Assisted Language Assessment in Diverse Contexts: Lessons from the Transition to Online Testing during COVID-19
1st Edition
Edited
By Karim Sadeghi
December 30, 2022
This timely collection explores the role of digital technology in language education and assessment during the COVID-19 pandemic. It recognises the unique pressures which the COVID-19 pandemic placed on assessment in language education, and examines the forced shift in assessment strategies to go ...
Communicating Strategically in English as a Lingua Franca: A Corpus Driven Investigation
1st Edition
By Janin Jafari
August 01, 2022
There have been noticeable demographic changes recently in the use of English around the world. English as a medium of communication is now the contact language of native speakers from many diverse speech communities who interact with each other in multilingual contexts. The use of English as a ...
Second Language Pragmatics and English Language Education in East Asia
1st Edition
Edited
By Cynthia Lee
August 01, 2022
This edited collection addresses the link between second language pragmatics (including interlanguage and intercultural) research and English language education. The chapters use different contemporary research methods and theoretical frameworks such as conversation analysis, ...