Routledge Studies in Applied Linguistics
Fostering Language Assessment Literacy: Materials, Methods, and Emerging Issues
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By Frank Giraldo, Xun Yan
November 09, 2025
This collection showcases language assessment literacy, understood as the knowledge, skills, and principles necessary to engage in assessment activities, by problematizing different approaches to its development and offering insights for language teachers and other stakeholders. The volume builds ...
The Language of Democratization: Roles, Social Positions, and Discourse
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By Svenja Kranich, Simone Knewitz, Daniela Pirazzini, Hanna Bruns
November 09, 2025
Since the 1960s, liberal values such as nondiscrimination, equal participation of all in social, political, and cultural spheres, and individual freedom have driven processes of democratization in Western societies – a trend that has recently been countered by the resurgence of illiberal forces, ...
Lexical Priming: Evolution, Evaluation and Applications to English and Japanese
1st Edition
By Alan Partington, Eugenia Diegoli
October 26, 2025
This pioneering volume builds on Prof. Michael Hoey’s seminal work on Lexical Priming (LP) theory by applying it to specific varieties of Japanese, alongside English, as a first step in corroborating and expanding the validity of LP theory. The book sets the scene by surveying LP research on ...
Self-Concept in Foreign Language Learning: A Longitudinal Study of Japanese Language Learners
1st Edition
By Reiko Yoshida
October 26, 2025
This book explores self-concept in foreign language (FL) learning, tracing the trajectories of a group of Japanese language learners at an Australian university to illuminate new insights about the factors impacting positive self-concept and implications for language learning more broadly. The ...
Transnational Approaches to Bilingual and Second Language Teacher Education
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By M. Dolores Ramírez-Verdugo
October 26, 2025
This innovative collection explores transnational approaches to bilingual teacher education from different angles, unpacking the challenges and opportunities in contemporary global bilingual programs. The book offers a thorough account of transnational pedagogical research and best practice in ...
Decolonizing Academic Writing through Translingualism: Walking the Talk
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By M. Sidury Christiansen, Zhongfeng Tian (田中锋), Suresh Canagarajah
September 29, 2025
This collection explores innovative ways to embody translingual practices in academic writing, showcasing how multilingual authors can effectively leverage their linguistic resources in research and publication. Recognizing that traditional academic writing often suppresses multilingual voices, ...
Language for Legislation and Legislation through Language
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By Tímea Drinóczi, Giulia A. Pennisi, Helen Xanthaki
September 29, 2025
This collection teaches us how language and legislation interact to produce effective laws. It brings linguistics, lawyers, theory, and practices together to show how linguistic tools, concepts, and methodologies can be applied to improve the law’s clarity, transparency, and efficiency, thus ...
Current Approaches to Language Ideology and Metalinguistic Discourse
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By Adnan Ajšić, Rachelle Vessey
August 29, 2025
This collection brings together research on cutting-edge developments at the intersection of language ideology and metalinguistic discourse, showcasing the potential of diverse approaches. With interest in language ideology and metalinguistic discourse growing, numerous qualitative and quantitative...
Interdisciplinary Research and Innovation in Bilingual and Second Language Teacher Education
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By M. Dolores Ramírez-Verdugo
August 29, 2025
The book provides a comprehensive overview of international pedagogical approaches, research, innovation experiences, and best practices in bilingual and second language education to enhance bilingual teacher education programs. The book clearly outlines the need for an interdisciplinary and ...
Multimodality across Epistemologies in Second Language Research
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By Amanda Brown, Søren W. Eskildsen
August 29, 2025
This collection highlights diverse epistemological perspectives in original research on the important role of multimodality in second language contexts. The volume explores a wide range of theoretical and methodological traditions toward foregrounding the notion that bodily action is not merely an ...
Washback Research in Language Assessment: Fundamentals and Contexts
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By David Allen
August 12, 2025
Washback is understood as the effect tests have on teaching and learning, with positive washback producing intended outcomes and negative washback generating unintended effects. By surveying the latest developments in the field and charting future directions, this collection offers a comprehensive ...
The Structure of Philosophical Discourse: A Genre and Move Analysis
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By Kyle Lucas, Sarah Lucas
July 30, 2025
This book builds on existing work in genre analysis and move analysis in English for Specific Purposes (ESP) and applies this new framework to academic philosophical discourse, offering new insights into how ESP traditions can elucidate shifts in language conventions across disciplinary contexts. ...