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Mapping Applied Linguistics: A Guide for Students and Practitioners provides an innovative and wide-ranging introduction to the full scope of applied linguistics.Incorporating both socio-cultural and cognitive perspectives, the book maps the diverse and constantly expanding range of theories, methods and issues faced by students and practitioners alike. Practically oriented and ideally suited to students new to the subject area, the book provides in-depth coverage of:Language teaching and education, literacy and language disordersLanguage variation and world EnglishesLanguage policy and planningLexicography and forensic linguisticsMultilingualism and translationIncluding real data and international examples, the book features further reading and exercises in each chapter, fieldwork suggestions and a full glossary of key terms. An interactive companion website also provides a wealth of additional resources.This book will be essential reading for students studying applied linguistics, TESOL, general linguistics, and education at the advanced undergraduate or master's degree level. It is also the ideal gateway for practitioners to better understand the wider scope of their work.

Christopher J. Hall is Senior Lecturer at York St John University, UK and currently teaches on the BA in English Language and the Ma in Tesol. Patrick H. Smith is Associate Professor of Literacy/Biliteracy at The University of Texas at El Paso, USA. Rachel Wicaksono is a Senior Lecturer at York St John University, UK and Head of Programme for the Ma in Tesol.

List of figures	p. xi
List of tables	p. xv
Preface	p. xvii
Why mapping?	p. xviii
How is the book organized?	p. xviii
Who are the authors?	p. xx
Who is this book for?	p. xxi
How can the book be used?	p. xxii
Acknowledgements	p. xxv
Introduction	p. 1
Why do we use different languages?	p. 1
Ten ways we're led astray in language and applied linguistics	p. 4
Applied linguistics	p. 14
Bottom-up applied linguistics	p. 19
Activities	p. 21
Further reading	p. 21
Language in Everyday Use	p. 23
Language variation	p. 25
Language variation and social judgement	p. 26
Kinds of variation	p. 31
Standardization and 'non-standard' varieties	p. 36
Non-native varieties and World Englishes	p. 39
Linguistic insecurity and language loss	p. 45
Context and language practices	p. 48
Casting ahead	p. 49
Activities	p. 50
Further reading	p. 50
Key populations	p. 52
Issues in the naming of populations	p. 54
Issues in the categorizing of populations	p. 56
Populations characterized by the language(s) used	p. 57
Populations characterized by issues of access to language	p. 61
Populations characterized by the social role of language	p. 67
Populations characterized by their professional or academic interest in language	p. 72
Roles for applied linguists	p. 74
Activities	p. 74
Further reading	p. 75
Discourse analysis	p. 76
The pervasive relevance of discourse (analysis)	p. 78
Linguistic approaches to discourse analysis	p. 79
Social approaches to discourse analysis	p. 87
Themes in contemporary discourse analysis	p. 89
How can doing discourse analysis help the clients of applied linguists?	p. 94
Activities	p. 96
Further reading	p. 96
Language policy and planning	p. 98
Language decisions	p. 100
Corpus, status and acquisition planning	p. 107
Keeping languages alive	p. 112
Planning for access to services	p. 116
Language policy and planning in globalizing times	p. 118
Roles for applied linguists	p. 123
Activities	p. 125
Further reading	p. 126
Language, Learning And Education	p. 127
Literacy	p. 129
The expanding scope of literacy	p. 130
Writing systems and culture	p. 135
Literacy and individuals	p. 141
Child and adult literacies	p. 143
Academic achievement and the measurement of literacy	p. 148
Roles for applied linguists	p. 151
Activities	p. 151
Further reading	p. 153
Language and education	p. 154
The language of home, community and school	p. 156
Language as a medium in school	p. 165
Language as an object in school	p. 167
Educating linguistic minorities and learners with special needs	p. 168
Language, testing and assessment	p. 171
Roles for applied linguists	p. 172
Activities	p. 174
Further reading	p. 175
Bilingual and multilingual education	p. 176
Definitions and purposes	p. 177
Language-based frames	p. 179
Content-based frames	p. 181
Context-based frames	p. 188
Integrating the frameworks	p. 190
Characteristics of effective programmes	p. 191
Roles for applied linguists	p. 193
Activities	p. 195
Further reading	p. 196
Additional language education	p. 197
Contexts of additional language education	p. 198
The problem of method	p. 201
Individual learner differences	p. 204
Assessing additional languages	p. 209
Economic, cultural and political aspects of additional language education	p. 212
Roles for applied linguists	p. 218
Activities	p. 219
Further reading	p. 219
Language And Expert Uses	p. 221
Translation	p. 223
Contexts of translation	p. 225
Translatability and translation equivalence	p. 227
The translation process	p. 230
What do translators need to know?	p. 232
Types of translation	p. 234
Interpreting and audiovisual translation	p. 238
Technology in translation	p. 242
Roles for applied linguists	p. 245
Activities	p. 247
Further reading	p. 247
Lexicography	p. 249
Words in the mind and in society	p. 250
Authority or record?	p. 253
Uses and types of dictionaries	p. 258
Dictionary compilation	p. 261
Dictionaries as tools for learning	p. 270
Corpora, computers and the internet	p. 271
Roles for applied linguists	p. 273
Activities	p. 274
Further reading	p. 274
Forensic linguistics	p. 276
Language as legal medium and matter	p. 277
The language of the law	p. 278
Language and criminal investigation	p. 283
Language as the subject matter of law	p. 292
Discourse and different languages in the courtroom	p. 293
Roles for applied linguists	p. 297
Activities	p. 298
Further reading	p. 299
Language pathology	p. 300
Biological and social foundations of language	p. 301
Types of language pathology	p. 303
Assessment	p. 309
Treatment	p. 314
Roles for applied linguists	p. 319
Activities	p. 320
Further reading	p. 321
Prospects and perspectives	p. 322
The impact of new technologies	p. 323
The dissolution of borders	p. 329
The exercise of the profession	p. 335
Key predictions	p. 341
Final thoughts	p. 343
Activities	p. 343
Glossary	p. 346
Bibliography	p. 362
General Index	p. 390
Index of languages	p. 407
Index of places	p. 410
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