Language education and applied linguistics: bridging the two fields

摘要

Due to the lack of communicative-centered research concerning the interrelationship between Language Education, Applied Linguistics, and Linguistics, Nicholas and Starks have developed a conceptual framework called Multiplicity which is aimed at integrating these three fields within the context of language learning, literacy acquisition, and pluri-lingual interaction. In this volume, Language Education and Applied Linguistics: Bridging the Two Fields, the authors argue that this framework can be employed in order to enhance individuals' language learning processes while providing language educators, applied linguists, and general linguists with a fundamental platform that allows for critical analysis of language teaching and learning practices. They support this argument by exploring how Multiplicity, communicative repertoires, language acquisition, and language literacy impact language development and use in plurilingual settings. Nicholas and Starks structure the book with three different parts and a total of nine distinct chapters: Part Ⅰ 'Multiplicity: a framework for understanding language' (Chapters 1 -4); Part Ⅱ 'Understanding Applied Linguistics' (Chapters 5-7); and Part Ⅲ 'Designing language learning' (Chapters 8-9).