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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779016303321

Autore

Groom Nicholas.

Titolo

Doing applied linguistics : a guide for students / / Nicholas Groom and Jeannette Littlemore

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-136-67213-3

1-280-66092-9

9786613637857

0-203-80895-9

1-136-67214-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (220 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LittlemoreJeannette

Disciplina

418

Soggetti

Applied linguistics

Linguistics

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Doing Applied Linguistics; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of boxes; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1.Questions about applied linguistics; 2.Topics in applied linguistics; 3.The impact of applied linguistics; 4.Studying applied linguistics; 5.Collecting qualitative data; 6.Analysing qualitative data; 7.Collecting quantitative data; 8.Analysing quantitative data; 9.Analysing texts; 10.Analysing corpora; Conclusion; Appendix 1: Major journals in applied linguistics and related fields; Appendix 2: Further reading; Notes; References

Index

Sommario/riassunto

Doing Applied Linguistics provides a concise, lively and accessible introduction to the field of applied linguistics for readers who have little or no prior knowledge of the subject. The book explores the basics of the field then goes on to examine in more depth what applied linguists actually do, and the types of research methods that are most frequently used in the field. By reading this book students will find the answers to four sets of basic questions:What is applied linguistics, and what do applied linguists do?Why do it? What is the point of ap