Language and culture are concepts increasingly found at the heart of developments in applied linguistics and related fields. Taken together, they can provide interesting and useful insights into the nature of language acquisition and expression. In this volume, Joan Kelly Hall gives a perspective on the nature of language and culture looking at how the use of language in real-world situations helps us understand how language is used to construct our social and cultural worlds.The conceptual maps on the nature of language, culture and learning provided in this text help orient readers to some current theoretical and practical activities taking place in applied linguistics. They also help them begin to chart their own explorations in the teaching and researching of language and culture.

Part of the highly-regarded Applied Linguistics in Action series, Teaching and Researching: Language and Culture, offers a clear, comprehensive overview of two of the major areas in contemporary applied linguistics activity, providing both an assessment of theoretical developments up to this point, and suggestions for future research and practice.

About the Author

Joan Kelly Hall is Professor of Applied Linguistics in the Department of Applied Linguistics at the Pennsylvania State University. Her recent books include Interactional Competence and Development (with J. Hellermann and S. Pekarek Doehler, 2011) and Dialogue with Bakhtin on Second and Foreign Language Learning(with G. Vitanova and L. Marchenkova, 2003).

Reviews

"This volume gives a perspective on the nature of language and cluture and looks at how the use of language in the real world helps us to understand how language is used to construct our social and cultural worlds."

- Featured in the Times Higher Education Textbook Guide

Book Information
ISBN 9781408205068
Author Joan Kelly Hall
Format Paperback
Page Count 280
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 520g