Language and Education Books

New and Published Books

1. Rationality and the Literate Mind

   By Roy Harris

   Series: Routledge Advances in Communication and Linguistic Theory

   This book re-examines the old debate about the relationship between rationality and literacy. Does writing "restructure consciousness?" Do preliterate societies have a different "mind-set" from literate societies? Is reason "built in" to the way we think? How is literacy related to numeracy? Is the...

   Published May 22nd 2013 by Routledge
2. Language Online

   Investigating Digital Texts and Practices

   By David Barton, Carmen Lee

   In Language Online, David Barton and Carmen Lee investigate the impact of the online world on the study of language. The effects of language use in the digital world can be seen in every aspect of language study, and new ways of researching the field are needed. In this book the authors look at...

   Published April 17th 2013 by Routledge
3. Multimodality and Social Semiosis

   Communication, Meaning-Making, and Learning in the Work of Gunther Kress

   Edited by Margit Böck, Norbert Pachler

   Series: Routledge Studies in Multimodality

   Gunther Kress, one of the founders of social semiotics and multimodality, has made lasting contributions to these fields through his work in semiotics and meaning-making; power and identity; agency, design, production; and pedagogy and learning; in varied sites of transformation. This book brings...

   Published April 11th 2013 by Routledge
4. Bilingual Pre-Teens

   Competing Ideologies and Multiple Identities in the U.S. and Germany

   By Janet M. Fuller

   Series: Routledge Studies in Sociolinguistics

   This volume examines the connection between socio-economic class and bilingual practices, a previously under-researched area, through looking at differences in bilingual settings that are classified as "immigrant" or "elite" and are thus linked to socio-economic class categories. Fuller chooses for...

   Published May 21st 2012 by Routledge
5. Language Planning in Primary Schools in Asia

   Edited by Richard Baldauf, Robert Kaplan, Knonko Kamwangamalu, Pauline Bryant

   In foreign language education, decisions must be taken on what languages to teach, who will teach them, in which schools (i.e. all, only urban, only rural), in which grades, the number of hours a week, and the cost involved. This book explores the answers to these questions across a number of Asian...

   Published May 16th 2012 by Routledge
6. Understanding Digital Literacies

   A Practical Introduction

   By Rodney Jones, Christoph Hafner

   Assuming no knowledge of linguistics, Understanding Digital Literacies provides an accessible and timely introduction to new media literacies. It supplies readers with the theoretical and analytical tools with which to explore the linguistic and social impact of a host of new digital literacy...

   Published April 1st 2012 by Routledge
7. The Routledge Handbook of Language Testing

   Edited by Glenn Fulcher, Fred Davidson

   Series: Routledge Handbooks in Applied Linguistics

   The Routledge Handbook of Language Testing offers a critical and comprehensive overview of language testing and assessment within the fields of applied linguistics and language study. An understanding of language testing is essential for applied linguistic research, language education, and a...

   Published March 12th 2012 by Routledge
8. Errors and Intelligence in Computer-Assisted Language Learning

   Parsers and Pedagogues

   By Trude Heift, Mathias Schulze

   Series: Routledge Studies in Computer Assisted Language Learning

   This book provides the first comprehensive overview of theoretical issues, historical developments and current trends in ICALL (Intelligent Computer-Assisted Language Learning). It assumes a basic familiarity with Second Language Acquisition (SLA) theory and teaching, CALL and linguistics. It...

   Published February 22nd 2012 by Routledge
9. Introducing Multilingualism

   A Social Approach

   By Jean-Jacques Weber, Kristine Horner

   Introducing Multilingualism is a brand new, comprehensive and user-friendly introduction to the dynamic field of multilingualism. Adopting a compelling social and critical approach, Jean-Jacques Weber and Kristine Horner guide readers through the established theories about multilingualism. The...

   Published January 26th 2012 by Routledge
10. Applied Linguists Needed

    Cross-disciplinary Networking in Endangered Language Contexts

    Edited by Lida Cope

    It is a fact that the world’s languages are dying at an alarming rate. This comprehensive volume aspires to raise awareness among applied linguists and language practitioners about the needs and concerns of endangered language communities. It suggests that the way forward lies in building language...

    Published January 26th 2012 by Routledge