Listening is an important language skill to develop in terms of second language acquisition
(SLA). In spite of its importance, second language (L2) learners often regard listening as the …

This chapter discusses the state of the art in empirical research on second language (L2)
interactional competence (IC) and its development. It analyses the move from a research …

An understanding of sociocultural context is crucial in second language learning–yet
develo** this awareness often poses a real challenge to the typical language learner. This …

This book provides theoretical and pedagogical perspectives on teaching speaking within a
coherent methodological framework. Teaching Speaking A Holistic Approach brings …

Description: New York: Taylor and Francis, 2020.| Series: Routledge handbooks in applied
linguistics| Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2019031974 …

Discourse analysis is interested, among other things, in the organizational structures of texts,
how conversations are managed, and how different modes of communication combine with …

This volume brings together two highly researched but also highly controversial concepts,
those of politeness and implicature. A theory of implicature as social action and …

Discourse in English Language Education introduces students to the major concepts and
questions in Discourse Studies and their applications to language education. Each chapter …

The handbook has a particular focus on covering not only traditional topics in the field, such
as constructs of pragmatic competence (eg, speech acts, implicature), teaching and …

Language and culture are concepts increasingly found at the heart of developments in
applied linguistics and related fields. Taken together, they can provide interesting and useful …