'It is clearly written, approachable in style, and particularly lucid where it needs to be. This is a book that will merit re-reading, and the 'issues' format is such that it could be dipped into when the reader wishes to tackle some aspects in more depth.' ELT Journal

• 1. Applying Linguistics: disciplines, theories, models, descriptions; 2. Language and Languages; 3. Modelling languages: the raw material of applied linguistics; 4. Language acquisition: methods and metaphors; 5. Language as discourse: speech and writing in applied linguistics; 6. Applied linguistics as professional discourse

'It is clearly written, approachable in style, and particularly lucid where it needs to be. This is a book that will merit re-reading, and the 'issues' format is such that it could be dipped into when the reader wishes to tackle some aspects in more depth.' ELT Journal

• 1. Applying Linguistics: disciplines, theories, models, descriptions; 2. Language and Languages; 3. Modelling languages: the raw material of applied linguistics; 4. Language acquisition: methods and metaphors; 5. Language as discourse: speech and writing in applied linguistics; 6. Applied linguistics as professional discourse

'It is clearly written, approachable in style, and particularly lucid where it needs to be. This is a book that will merit re-reading, and the 'issues' format is such that it could be dipped into when the reader wishes to tackle some aspects in more depth.' ELT Journal

• 1. Applying Linguistics: disciplines, theories, models, descriptions; 2. Language and Languages; 3. Modelling languages: the raw material of applied linguistics; 4. Language acquisition: methods and metaphors; 5. Language as discourse: speech and writing in applied linguistics; 6. Applied linguistics as professional discourse