Directions in Applied Linguistics: Essays in Honor of Robert B. Kaplan (133) (Multilingual Matters (133))

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. Applied Linguistics, Interdisciplinarity, And Disparate Realities / Henry G. Widdowson -- Is Language Policy Applied Linguistics? / Bernard Spolsky -- Sharing Community Languages : Utopian Dream Or Realistic Vision? / Michael Clyne -- Documenting Curricular Reform : Innovative Foreign Language Education In Elementary School / Rocío Domínguez, G. Richard Tucker And Richard Donato -- Research Perspectives On Non-native English-speaking Educators / Lía D. Kamhi-stein -- Reflections Of A 'blue Collar Linguist :' Analysis Of Written Discourse, Classroom Research, And Eap Pedagogy / Dana R. Ferris -- English For Academic Purposes : Issues In Undergraduate Writing And Reading / Ann M. Johns -- 'ear' Learners And Error In Us College Writing / Joy Reid -- Teachers' Perceptions Of Lexical Anomalies : A Pilot Study / Cheryl Boyd Zimmerman -- Tertium Comparationis : A Vital Component In Contrastive Rhetoric Research / Ulla M. Connor And Ana I. Moreno -- Structure And Style In The Narrative Writings Of Mexican-american And African-american Adolescents / Ann Daubney-davis And Genevieve Patthey-chavez -- Functions Of Personal Examples And Narratives In L1 And L2 Academic Prose / Eli Hinkel -- Cross-cultural Variation In Classroom Turn-taking Practices / Deborah Poole -- Micro Language Planning / Richard B. Baldauf Jr. -- Englishization Of Spanish In Mexico / Robert J. Baumgardner -- Including Discourse In Language Planning Theory / Joseph Lo Bianco -- World-language : Foreign Language Policy In Hungary / Péter Medgyes. Edited By Paul Bruthiaux ... [et Al.]. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 279-309) And Index. 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.