Becoming and being an applied linguist : the life histories of some applied linguists / / edited by Rod Ellis

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910480352203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Amsterdam, [Netherlands] ; ; Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania] : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 2016; ©2016
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (381 p.)
• Collana: Bilingual education and bilingualism Becoming and being an applied linguist
• Disciplina: 418.0092/2
• Soggetti: Applied linguistics - Research; Applied linguistics - Study and teaching; Linguists; Language and languages - Study and teaching; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Becoming and Being an Applied Linguist; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; introduction. Background to the life histories; Background to the life histories; The authors of the life histories; What is 'applied linguistics'?; Narrative research and life histories; References; A professional life: Teacher, teacher educator and researcher; Introduction; Teaching English as a second/foreign language; Language teacher education; Researching second language learning and teaching; Bristol University (1978-79); London: St Mary's College and the Institute of Education (1979-84); London: Thames Valley University (1984-89)Japan: Temple University Japan (1989-93); New Zealand: University of Auckland (1998 to now); Conclusion; References; A lexical journey; My first overseas teaching experience; New Zealand and Thailand; The United States and New Zealand; References; Looking back on a lifetime in language testing; Experiences; A developing interest; My first research study; A 'fully fledged' language tester; It's official: I am a language tester; Testing ; reading; Test methods: The case of the cloze test; Specific Purpose testing; Washback; Testing and teachers; Metalinguistic knowledge and testingComputer-based testing; Diagnostic testing; Constructs; Principles; Politics; Final thoughts; References; Sidesteps towards applied linguistics: In search of a career; The switch to tasks; First steps with tasks; References; From English language teaching to psycholinguistics: A story of three decades; Language teaching; Applied linguistics; PhD studies; The study of motivation; Communicative competence and communication strategies; Group dynamics; Research methodology; Back to motivation: The L2 motivational self-system and directed motivational currents; A very peculiar practiceFeeling my way: Working as an EFL school teacher (1977-1983); Learning my trade: The Jungle MA (1983-1984); Developing an interest: English for Specific Purposes (1984-1990); Doubting the consensus: Some troubling issues; Becoming an academic: A very peripheral participant (1991-95); Gaining a voice: Publication and reputation (1995-2003); Being a professor: The Institute of Education (2003-2009); Running a centre: Back to Hong Kong (2009 to present); Conclusions; References; From language learner to language learning researcher