Directions in Applied Linguistics : Essays in Honor of Robert B. Kaplan

This book explores current issues in Language Education, English for Academic Purposes, Contrastive Discourse Analysis, and Language Policy and Planning, and outline promising directions for theory and practice in applied linguistics. The collection also honours the life-long contribution of Robert B. Kaplan to the field. Contents Contributors Part 1. Perspectives on Applied Linguistics Introduction Chapter 1. Applied Linguistics, Interdisciplinarity, and Disparate Realities Chapter 2. Is Language Policy Applied Linguistics? Part 2. Language Education Introduction Chapter 3. Sharing Community Languages: Utopian Dream or Realistic Vision? Chapter 4. Documenting Curricular Reform: Innovative Foreign Language Education in Elementary School Chapter 5. Research Perspectives on Non-native English-speaking Educators Part 3. English for Academic Purposes Introduction Chapter 6. Reflections of a ‘Blue Collar Linguist:’ Analysis of Written Discourse, Classroom Research, and EAP Pedagogy Chapter 7. English for Academic Purposes: Issues in Undergraduate Writing and Reading Chapter 8. ‘Ear’ Learners and Error in US College Writing Chapter 9. Teachers’ Perceptions of Lexical Anomalies: A Pilot Study Part 4. Contrastive Discourse Analysis Introduction Chapter 10. Tertium Comparationis: A Vital Component in Contrastive Rhetoric Research Chapter 11. Structure and Style in the Narrative Writings of Mexican-American and African-American Adolescents Chapter 12. Functions of Personal Examples and Narratives in L1 and L2 Academic Prose Chapter 13. Cross-cultural Variation in Classroom Turn-taking Practices Part 5. Language Policy and Planning Introduction Chapter 14. Micro Language Planning Chapter 15. The Englishization of Spanish in Mexico Chapter 16. Including Discourse in Language Planning Theory Chapter 17. World-Language: Foreign Language Policy in Hungary References Robert Kaplan: Biography and Publications Index

The essays and research papers in this collection explore current issues in Language Education, English for Academic Purposes, Contrastive Discourse Analysis, and Language Policy and Planning, and outline promising directions for theory and practice in applied linguistics. The collection also honours the life-long contribution of Robert B. Kaplan to the field.

The essays and research papers in this collection explore issues in language education, English for academic purposes, contrastive discourse analysis, and language policy and planning, and outlines promising directions for theory and practice in applied linguistics. The collection also honours the contribution of Robert B. Kaplan to the field.