The encyclopedia of applied linguistics

About this book

This ground-breaking reference, available online or as a 10-volume print set, is a comprehensive resource covering the highly diverse field of applied linguistics. It brings together historic and emerging areas of research within applied linguistics. The 10 volumes combine individual entries ranging from 1,500 to 4,000 words, with longer, essay-style contributions giving a detailed overview of key developments and ideas. Covers 31 key areas of the field, including Language Teaching and Learning, Bilingual Education, Language Policy and Planning, Assessment andEvaluation, Corpus Linguistics, Discourse and Conversation Analysis, the Neurobiology of Language, Literacy, and Technology and Language. It includes work by an international team of area editors and contributors, led by renowned scholar Carol A. Chapelle.