Routledge Studies in Applied Linguistics
Agendas in English-Medium Instruction from Eastern Europe
1st Edition
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By Piotr Romanowski
September 28, 2026
The volume explores the transformative impact of English as a medium of instruction in higher education across Eastern Europe. It delves into the motivations, challenges, and strategies of institutions adopting EMI, highlighting its role in fostering internationalisation, enhancing academic ...
Rethinking Established Approaches in the Language Classroom and Beyond: Noncolonial Perspectives
1st Edition
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By Lisa Marie Brinkmann, Franziska Gerwers, Sílvia Melo-Pfeifer, Claudio Millacura Salas
September 15, 2026
This volume addresses language education through the lens of noncoloniality. The three parts of the volume comprise a discussion of noncolonial perspectives on the language classroom, an examination of non-colonial pedagogical proposals, and a critical analysis of teaching materials and normative ...
Resisting ESL at a Hawai‘i High School: Identity, Ideology and Order at Tradewinds High
1st Edition
By Steven Talmy
September 04, 2026
Grounded in critical applied linguistics and linguistic ethnography, this book offers a sustained account of long-term ESL student resistance at a multilingual public high school in Hawai‘i. The book explores how “oldtimer” students at Tradewinds High contest, disrupt, and inadvertently reproduce ...
Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Psychology of Multilingual Learners and Teachers
1st Edition
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By Giulia Sulis, Åsta Haukås, Sarah Mercer
July 03, 2026
This volume explores the connections between multilingualism and the psychology of language learning and teaching. It provides new insights into the relationship between these two areas and the complex realities of multilingual individuals. The book seeks to advance scholarship in both ...
Theories and Methodologies of Individual Differences in Reading
1st Edition
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By Mark Feng Teng, Jing Zhou
July 03, 2026
This collection makes the case for exploring individual differences (IDs) in foreign language reading, arguing for a shift from a universalist view to consider new ID-focused theories and methodologies. The volume demonstrates the need to recognize individual variations, such as lexical knowledge, ...
Concept-based Language Instruction: Usage-based Linguistics and Sociocultural Theory in Teaching Japanese
1st Edition
By Kyoko Masuda, Amy Snyder Ohta, Rie Tsujihara
May 21, 2026
This volume showcases how concept-based language instruction (C-BLI) can be effectively integrated into foreign language instruction. C-BLI is grounded in the relationship between theory, research, and practice, incorporating visual aids called SCOBAs (schemas for a complete orientating basis of ...
Theory and Practice in Vocabulary Research in Digital Environments
1st Edition
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By Mark Feng Teng, Agnes Kukulska-Hulme, Junjie Gavin Wu
May 21, 2026
This collection is a comprehensive resource on the state of second language vocabulary learning today, building on earlier studies to spotlight the diversity of issues and foci in the field toward encouraging further advancements in both research and practice. The volume foregrounds the importance ...
Cultural Impacts of English as the Scientific Lingua Franca: Using Language for Specific Purposes Corpora to Examine Science Communication
1st Edition
By Nílson Kunioshi, Kazuko Tojo, Judy Noguchi
May 12, 2026
This volume explores how cultural influences between the West and East shape how science is communicated. It traces how the use of language has played an essential role in the dissemination of science and the development of ideas about science from the ancient worlds of the Middle East and China, ...
Lesser-Taught Languages in Multilingual Contexts: Focus on Language Variation, Pedagogy, and Policy
1st Edition
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By Gilles Forlot, Seraphin Kamdem
May 04, 2026
This collection offers a comprehensive look at lesser-taught languages (LTLs) in multilingual education, seeking to broaden existing notions of minority languages and elucidate key issues and challenges specific to them in educational settings. The volume is organized around different sections, ...
Disfluencies We Live with in Japanese: An Interdisciplinary Approach
1st Edition
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By Toshiyuki Sadanobu
March 10, 2026
Sadanobu's research on fluency and disfluency in Japanese reveals that disfluency among healthy native speakers follows predictable patterns and may actually enhance their everyday communication. The book challenges the conventional view that disfluency should simply be eliminated by demonstrating ...
Mapping Writing Revisions through Keystroke Logging: A Methods-based Approach
1st Edition
By Tanzeela Anbreen
December 28, 2025
This book presents Keystroke Logging as a powerful methodological tool for investigating writers’ revision processes in writing. The volume demonstrates the ways in which Keystroke Logging can be used to observe, record, and analyse writing revisions in real time, especially useful given the ...
The Post-Truth Era and English Language Education: Conceptual, Theoretical and Empirical Issues
1st Edition
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By Hild Elisabeth Hoff, Aud Solbjørg Skulstad
December 16, 2025
This collection offers perspectives from established scholars on the theoretical and practical dimensions of English language education in a post-truth era. Reflecting on the implications of contemporary sociocultural and cultural realities, the volume begins by outlining the conceptual ...