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

• Autore: Groom Nicholas
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, NY, : Routledge, 2011
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (220 p.)
• Disciplina: 418
• Soggetto topico: Applied linguistics; Linguistics
• Altri autori: LittlemoreJeannette
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Doing applied linguistics
• ISBN: 1-136-67213-3; 1-280-66092-9; 9786613637857; 0-203-80895-9; 1-136-67214-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910828822003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II