About the Author

John Field teaches applied linguistics at Kings College London, and is a Teaching Fellow at the University of Leeds.

While he has taught many areas of Psycholinguistics, his particular interest lies in language processing. His research area is auditory processing (i.e. listening) in both first and foreign languages. He also has knowledge and experience of Second Language Acquisition, and his long-term goal is to apply insights from language processing in order to extend and transform our understanding of how foreign language learners operate.

John came to specialise in Psycholinguistics after doing his PhD at Cambridge University's Research Centre for English and Applied Linguistics. Before that, he was an ELT teacher trainer and materials writer, with many publications to his name. He has worked in the Middle East, the Far East and Africa as well as in many parts of Europe, and has written for radio and TV.