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
The Influence of the Foreign Service Institute on US Language Education: Critical Analysis of Historical Documentation
1st Edition
By Theresa Ulrich
August 01, 2022
Through close analysis of primary source textual documents produced by the Foreign Service Institute (FSI) between 1947 and 1968, this unique text reveals the undocumented influence of the FSI on K-12 language instruction and assessment in the United States. By investigating the historical ...
Attitudes to English Study among Japanese, Chinese and Korean Women: Motivations, Expectations and Identity
1st Edition
Edited
By Yoko Kobayashi
May 30, 2022
This edited book comprises chapters integrated around a central theme on college-educated Japanese, Korean, and Chinese women’s orientation to English study. The collection is composed of two parts: (1) East Asian women’s motivation to study in the West and (2) East Asian women’s dream to use ...
Pop Culture in Language Education: Theory, Research, Practice
1st Edition
Edited
By Valentin Werner, Friederike Tegge
May 30, 2022
Pop Culture in Language Education provides comprehensive insight on how studies of pop culture can inform language teaching and learning. The volume offers a state-of-the-art overview of empirically informed, cutting-edge research that tackles both theoretical concerns and practical implications. ...
TESOL Teacher Education in a Transnational World: Turning Challenges into Innovative Prospects
1st Edition
Edited
By Osman Barnawi, Anwar Ahmed
May 30, 2022
TESOL Teacher Education in a Transnational World critically examines theories and practices in contemporary TESOL teacher education to shed new light on the intersection of transnationalism and language teacher education. It emphasizes the scholarship of transnational mobility of language teachers,...
Writing Motivation Research, Measurement and Pedagogy
1st Edition
By Muhammad M. M. Abdel Latif
May 30, 2022
This book provides a unique reference and comprehensive overview of the issues pertinent to conceptualizing, measuring, researching and nurturing writing motivation. Abdel Latif covers these theoretical, practical and research issues by drawing on the literature related to the eight main constructs...
Language Education and Emotions: Research into Emotions and Language Learners, Language Teachers and Educational Processes
1st Edition
Edited
By Mathea Simons, Tom Smits
May 06, 2022
Language Education and Emotions presents innovative, empirical research into the influence of emotions and affective factors in language education, both in L1 and in foreign language education. It offers a comprehensive overview of studies authored and co-authored by researchers from all over the ...
Dual Language Education in the US: Rethinking Pedagogy, Curricula, and Teacher Education to Support Dual Language Learning for All
1st Edition
Edited
By Pablo Ramírez, Christian Faltis
April 29, 2022
Originally published as a special issue of the journal Theory into Practice, this text examines innovative practices and research relating to Dual Language Education (DLE) in the US. Offering a variety of perspectives, contributors consider how dual language learning can benefit English-speaking ...
ELF Research Methods and Approaches to Data and Analyses: Theoretical and Methodological Underpinnings
1st Edition
Edited
By Kumiko Murata
April 29, 2022
This book systematically explores and discusses English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) research methods frequently deployed by ELF researchers in analysing their data. It mainly covers three different approaches: corpus-based, both written and spoken, conversation analytic and narrative approaches. In ...
Exploring English Language Teaching in Post-Soviet Era Countries: Perspectives from Azerbaijan
1st Edition
By Tamilla Mammadova
April 29, 2022
Exploring English Language Teaching in Post-Soviet Era Countries analyses different elements of English language teaching from the Soviet era to a new era of Westernised influence. This work provides an insight into the problems that occur in present-day English language education in ...
Language Teacher Identity in TESOL: Teacher Education and Practice as Identity Work
1st Edition
Edited
By Bedrettin Yazan, Kristen Lindahl
February 01, 2022
This volume draws on empirical evidence to explore the interplay between language teacher identity (LTI) and professional learning and instruction in the field of TESOL. In doing so, it makes a unique contribution to the field of language teacher education. By reconceptualizing teacher education...
Developing Critical Cultural Awareness in Modern Languages: A Comparative Study of Higher Education in North America and the United Kingdom
1st Edition
By Elinor Parks
December 13, 2021
This volume explores the relationship between language and culture while considering its implications for the teaching of modern foreign languages in higher education. Drawing on a comparative empirical study conducted at universities both in the UK and US, this text problematises the impacts of a ...
The Impact of Mother Tongue Illiteracy on Second Language Acquisition: The Case of French and Wolof in Senegal
1st Edition
By Moustapha Fall
December 13, 2021
This text illustrates the crucial role of the mother tongue literacy in second language acquisition by presenting findings from a comparative study conducted in primary schools in Senegal. In addition, the volume provides an in-depth look at the linguistic history of Senegal before, during, and ...