Language Teaching & Learning Books

New and Published Books

1. The Routledge Intermediate Welsh Reader

   By Gareth King

   The Routledge Intermediate Welsh Reader is a comprehensive reader designed to provide varied, stimulating and up-to-date reading material for learners of Welsh at the intermediate level. The Welsh Reader provides a bridge between basic literacy skills and the ability to read full novels and...

   Published January 30th 2013 by Routledge
2. A Frequency Dictionary of Japanese

   By Yukio Tono, Makoto Yamazaki, Kikuo Maekawa

   Series: Routledge Frequency Dictionaries

   A Frequency Dictionary of Japanese is an invaluable tool for all learners of Japanese, providing a list of the 5,000 most commonly used words in the language. Based on a100 million word corpus, composed of spoken, fiction, non-fiction and news texts in current use, the dictionary provides the...

   Published January 21st 2013 by Routledge
3. The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English

   2nd Edition

   Edited by Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor

   Booklist Top of the List Reference Source The heir and successor to Eric Partridge's brilliant magnum opus, The Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, this two-volume New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English is the definitive record of post WWII slang. Containing over...

   Published December 20th 2012 by Routledge
4. Compendium of the World's Languages

   3rd Edition

   By George L. Campbell, Gareth King

   This third edition of Compendium of the World’s Languages has been thoroughly revised to provide up-to-date and accurate descriptions of a wide selection of natural language systems. All cultural and historical notes as well as statistical data have been checked, updated and in many cases expanded....

   Published December 19th 2012 by Routledge
5. English Language Pedagogies for a Northeast Asian Context

   Developing and Contextually Framing the Transition Theory

   By Michael Hadzantonis

   Series: Routledge Studies in Sociolinguistics

   This book investigates, from a sociocultural, linguistic, and pedagogical perspective, the conceptual and pragmatic frameworks that characterize secondary language learning in a Northeast Asian context. Hadzantonis contextualizes these salient domains through an engagement with social and cultural...

   Published December 18th 2012 by Routledge
6. Developing Writing Skills in Arabic

   By Taoufik Ben Amor

   Series: Developing Writing Skills

   Developing Writing Skills in Arabic is specifically designed for upper-intermediate to advanced students who need to write Arabic for personal, professional and academic purposes. Making use of reading comprehension, analysis of stylistic devices, a functional approach to grammar and well-graded...

   Published December 6th 2012 by Routledge
7. Translation in the Digital Age

   By Michael Cronin

   Series: New Perspectives in Translation Studies

   Translation is living through a period of revolutionary upheaval. The effects of digital technology and the internet on translation are continuous, widespread and profound. From automatic online translation services to the rise of crowdsourced translation and the proliferation of translation Apps...

   Published December 5th 2012 by Routledge
8. Japanese: A Comprehensive Grammar

   2nd Edition

   By Stefan Kaiser, Yasuko Ichikawa, Noriko Kobayashi, Hilofumi Yamamoto

   Series: Comprehensive Grammars

   Japanese: A Comprehensive Grammar is a complete reference guide to modern Japanese grammar. Accessible and systematic, it explores the complexities of the language thoroughly, filling many gaps left by other textbooks. Clear grammar points are put in context using examples from a range of...

   Published November 29th 2012 by Routledge
9. The Routledge Course in Modern Mandarin Simplified Level 1 Bundle

   By Claudia Ross, Baozhang He, Pei-Chia Chen, Meng Yeh

   The Routledge Course in Mandarin Chinese is a two-year undergraduate course for students with no prior background in Chinese study. Designed to build a strong foundation in both the spoken and written language it develops all the basic skills such as pronunciation, character writing, word use...

   Published November 12th 2012 by Routledge
10. Modern Italian Grammar

    A Practical Guide, 3rd Edition

    By Anna Proudfoot, Francesco Cardo

    Series: Modern Grammars

    This new edition of the Modern Italian Grammar is an innovative reference guide to Italian, combining traditional and function-based grammar in a single volume. With a strong emphasis on contemporary usage, all grammar points and functions are richly illustrated with examples. Implementing feedback...

    Published October 28th 2012 by Routledge