The Cambridge Introduction to Applied Linguistics

by Susan Conrad (editor), Alissa Hartig (Editor), Lynn Santelmann (Editor)

Written by a global team, this up-to-date introduction to applied linguistics helps students learn what it's like to do applied linguistics, and not just read about theoretical concepts. First, it provides frameworks for understanding both the shared characteristics of work in applied linguistics and the diversity of topics and analyses. Each chapter then highlights a topic area, covering key concepts, a specific project undertaken by the authors, and their personal reflections on entering the field. Hands-on analysis and other application activities also encourage students to test different skills related to each chapter. Finally, students are introduced to the tools they need to continue in applied how to read and write empirical research, how to evaluate primary literature, and starting points for expanding their interest in specific subject areas. The authors provide examples from different geographical regions and languages to engage an international audience. At the same time, multilingualism, interdisciplinarity, and technology are integrated as themes within the text to reflect how these areas are now interwoven throughout applied linguistics.

418 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 30, 2020

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As a Professor of Applied Linguistics at Portland State University, she investigates English grammar and discourse, often with "corpus linguistics" tools (computer-assisted analysis techniques for studying language). Her research investigates how people vary their grammar, vocabulary, and organization to fulfill different purposes and meet different audience's expectations. She is especially interested in the writing of different disciplines. As the principal investigator for the Civil Engineering Writing Project , she collaborates with engineering faculty and practitioners to help new civil engineers write more effectively. To study and teach academic writing, students work with her in compiling the PSU Corpus of Student Academic Writing .

She teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in applied linguistics and train teachers of English as a second/foreign language. She has taught ESL/EFL in the United States, South Korea and Lesotho (southern Africa), and has conducted teacher-training seminars in many countries, including Thailand, Taiwan, Argentina, Chile and Italy. Using her grammar and discourse expertise, she occasionally acts as a consultant for attorneys on legal cases involving language in contracts, regulations, and other documents.