Bloomsbury Applied Linguistics: Volume 1: Multilingualism

Bloomsbury Applied Linguistics offers a state-of-the-art overview of the key research concerns and methodologies within the field of applied linguistics. Uniting the most pressing and important concerns in contemporary research with key methodologies across core subdisciplines within the field, this six volumes reference work comprises: Volume I: Multilingualism Volume II: Language Policy and Management Volume III: Second Language Acquisition Volume IV: Language Teaching and Pedagogy Volume V: Language Assessment Volume VI: Discourse Analysis Taking an issues-based approach, each chapter will focus on a key research topic, providing an overview of how the area has developed and detailing the most important research methodologies to consider. Written by leading international experts and rising-stars across the specialisms, this reference set presents a clear picture of the contemporary research landscape in applied linguistics and casts a vision for future research priorities. Presenting a comprehensive overview of the field, Bloomsbury Applied Linguistics enables anyone to better understand the research landscape and how key questions can be approached.