The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and Discourse
Edited by Matthew T. Prior
This state-of-the-art volume offers a comprehensive and accessible examination of perspectives within the field of discourse analysis on the processes and conditions of second language learning, teaching, and use.
Led by Brian Paltridge and Matthew T. Prior, this collection brings together leading global researchers in the field to guide readers through background theories, theoretical paradigms, methodological issues, and pedagogical implications by synthesizing current and past work, and setting a future agenda for discourse-oriented second language research.
The book is a critical resource which will be indispensable for scholars and advanced students of applied linguistics, second language acquisition, education, and related fields.
Bio
Matthew T. Prior is an associate professor in the Department of English at Arizona State University.
Praise for this book
The volume by Brian Paltridge and Matthew T. Prior offers to the field contemporary perspectives on the theoretical and methodological power of discourse analytic approaches in furthering understandings of second language learning, teaching, and use in a wide range of contexts. Novice and seasoned researchers alike will find the chapters eminently useful.
Joan Kelly Hall Professor Emerita of Applied Linguistics, Pennsylvania State University, USA
