Language and woman’s place: text and commentaries

The 1975 publication of Robin Tolmach Lakoff’s Language and Woman’s Place, is widely recognized as having inaugurated feminist research on the relationship between language and gender, touching off a remarkable response among language scholars, feminists, and general readers. For the past thirty years, scholars of language and gender...
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Second Language Research: Methodology and Design, Third Edition

By: Alison Mackey and Susan M. Gass Second Language Research: Methodology and Design is a clear, comprehensive overview of core issues in L2 research. Authored by well-known scholars in SLA and supported by a wealth of examples from actual studies and extensive pedagogical resources, this book first introduces...
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Task-Based Language Teaching: Theory and Practice

Task-based language teaching is an approach which differs from traditional approaches by emphasising the importance of engaging learners’ natural abilities for acquiring language incidentally through the performance of tasks that draw learners’ attention to form. Drawing on the multiple perspectives and expertise of five leading authorities in the...
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Practical English Language Teaching (PELT): Speaking

By: Kathleen Bailey The Practical English Language Teaching” series offers a thorough yet practical overview of language teaching strategies and methodology for teachers and teachers in preparation. Each title in the series is designed as a special-interest core text for teacher training courses. These titles offer tips and...
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