Psycholinguistics Arena

The Think-Aloud Controversy in Second Language Research

• By Melissa A. Bowles.

Published May 2010

The Think-Aloud Controversy in Second Language Research aims to answer key questions about the validity and uses of think-alouds, verbal reports completed by research participants while they perform a task. It offers an overview of how think-alouds have been used in language research and presents a…
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Conversation Analysis and Second Language Pedagogy

A Guide for ESL/ EFL Teachers

• By Jean Wong, and Hansun Zhang Waring.

Published May 2010

Conversation and speaking skills are the key building blocks for much of language learning. This text increases teachers’ awareness about spoken language and suggests ways of applying that knowledge to teaching second-language interaction skills based on insights from Conversation Analysis (CA).…
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Language and Culture

Reflective Narratives and the Emergence of Identity

• Edited by David Nunan, and Julia Choi.

Published March 2010

This state-of-the-art exploration of language, culture, and identity is orchestrated through prominent scholars’ and teachers’ narratives, each weaving together three elements: a personal account based on one or more memorable or critical incidents that occurred in the course of learning or using a…
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Questionnaires in Second Language Research

Construction, Administration, and Processing

• By Zoltán Dörnyei, and Tatsuya Taguchi.

Published November 2009

Questionnaires in Second Language Research: Construction, Administration, and Processing is the first guide in the second language field devoted to the question of how to produce and use questionnaires as reliable and valid research instruments. It offers a thorough overview of the theory of…
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Christian and Critical English Language Educators in Dialogue

Pedagogical and Ethical Dilemmas

• Edited by Mary Shepard Wong, and Suresh Canagarajah.

Published May 2009

The legacy of English teaching and Christian missionaries is a flashpoint within the field of English language teaching. This critical examination of the place of Christianity in the field is unique in presenting the voices of TESOL professionals from a wide range of religious and spiritual…
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Teaching Readers of English

Students, Texts, and Contexts

• By John Hedgcock, and Dana R. Ferris.

Published March 2009

A comprehensive manual for pre- and in-service ESL and EFL educators, this frontline text balances insights from current reading theory and research with highly practical, field-tested strategies for teaching and assessing L2 reading in secondary and post-secondary contexts. Teaching Readers…
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Crosslinguistic Approaches to the Psychology of Language

Research in the Tradition of Dan Isaac Slobin

• Edited by Jiansheng Guo, Elena Lieven, Nancy Budwig, Susan Ervin-Tripp, Keiko Nakamura and Seyda Ozcaliskan.

Published December 2008

This volume covers state-of-the-art research in the field of crosslinguistic approaches to the psychology of language. The forty chapters cover a wide range of topics that represent the many research interests of a pioneer, Dan Isaac Slobin, who has been a major intellectual and creative force in…
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Interlanguage Variation in Theoretical and Pedagogical Perspective

• By H.D. Adamson.

Published December 2008

In this book H.D. Adamson reviews scholarship in sociolinguistics and second language acquisition, comparing theories of variation in first and second-language speech, with special attention to the psychological underpinnings of variation theory. Interlanguage is what second language learners speak…
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Affirming Students' Right to Their Own Language

Bridging Language Policies and Pedagogical Practices

• Edited by Jerrie Cobb Scott, Dolores Y. Straker and Laurie Katz.

Published November 2008

A Co-publication of the National Council of Teachers of English and Routledge. How can teachers make sound pedagogical decisions and advocate for educational policies that best serve the needs of students in today’s diverse classrooms? What is the pedagogical value of providing culturally and…
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Handbook of Cognitive Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition

• Edited by Peter Robinson, and Nick C. Ellis.

Published February 2008

This cutting-edge volume describes the implications of Cognitive Linguistics for the study of second language acquisition (SLA). The first two sections identify theoretical and empirical strands of Cognitive Linguistics, presenting them as a coherent whole. The third section discusses the relevance…
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