An A–Z of Applied linguistics Research Methods

By: Shawn Loewen and Luke Plonsky Featuring an extensive set of entries covering all aspects of research methodology, ranging from basic to more advanced topics, this is an essential reference for applied linguists everywhere. Explanations of key concepts and techniques are fully cross-referenced and presented in bite-sized chunks,...
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Working Memory and Academic Learning: Assessment and Intervention

By: Milton J. Dehn Equipping school and child psychologists, and neuropsychologists with critical information on the role of working memory in learning and achievement, Working Memory and Academic Learning offers guidance on assessment tools, interventions, and current evidence-based best practices. Its specific, step-by-step guidance and hands-on case studies...
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Modeling Ungrammaticality in Optimality Theory

Edited by: Curt Rice and Sylvia Blaho Modeling Ungrammaticality in Optimality Theory is a collection of papers in phonology and syntax on the topic of ineffability, or absolute ungrammaticality, and the analytical challenge which it presents for Optimality Theory. The architecture of Optimality Theory takes an input and...
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Making and Using Word Lists for Language Learning and Testing

By: I.S.P. Nation Word lists lie at the heart of good vocabulary course design, the development of graded materials for extensive listening and extensive reading, research on vocabulary load, and vocabulary test development. This book has been written for vocabulary researchers and curriculum designers to describe the factors...
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Modern Languages: Learning and Teaching in an Intercultural Field

By: Alison Phipps and Mike Gonzalez This is an important book. A very important book. It is important because it both challenges traditional understandings of language teaching and learning in universities, and rejects new understandings which only devalue the potential power of language learning…. This is not, however,...
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