Books for Language Teachers / Cambridge Applied Linguistics:

Academic Listening .		Cognition and Second Language Instruction This an excellent introduction to psycholinguistics for applied linguists and language teachers
Computer Applications in Second Language Acquisition This book explores computer applications in second language acquisition and research.		Contrastive Rhetoric Shows how a persons first language and culture influence writing in a second language.
Corpora in Applied Linguistics This book explores corpus linguistics in language learning and research.		Criterion-Referenced Language Testing Criterion-referenced Language Testing looks at the practical applications of this new area of language testing.
Critical Pedagogies and Language Learning This important volume on the critical pedagogical approach addresses such topics as critical multiculturalism, gender and language learning, and popular culture.		Culture in Second Language Teaching and Learning This book identifies the many facets of culture that influence second language learners and teachers.
The Development of Second Language Proficiency This text presents the findings of a major investigation of second language proficiency in various groups of school-aged learners.		Evaluating Second Language Education This book is a valuable resource both for those already engaged in evaluation and for those in training.
Exploring the Dynamics of Second Language Writing The book addresses issues in the field of teaching academic writing to non-native speakers.		Exploring the Second Language Mental Lexicon This volume provides a review of L1 and L2 lexical research issues, as well as new research.
Modelling and Assessing Vocabulary Knowledge Brings together contributions from internationally-renowned researchers on new approaches and developments in the field of vocabulary research and testing.		Focus on Form in Classroom Second Language Acquisition This volume examines theoretical foundations, empirical research, and pedagogical implementations of focus on form.
Genre Analysis The author looks at varieties of language and considers these in relation to communication and task-based language learning.		Immersion Education The wide range of languages and purposes now served by immersion worldwide is illustrated by case studies of thirteen programs.
Interactive Approaches to Second Language Reading This text presents up-to-date theory, research, and classroom applications in second language reading from an interactive perspective.		Interfaces Between Second Language Acquisition and Language Testing Research The volume includes original papers dealing with different aspects of the interface between SLA and LT research.
The Language of Business Meetings This book presents a corpus-based study of the language used in business meetings.		Language Program Evaluation Combines qualitative and quantitative approaches to second language program evaluation.
Language Transfer The author shows how similarities and differences between languages can influence grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation acquisition.		The Learner-Centred Curriculum This book looks at the curriculum from a teacher's perspective and reports on what instructors focus on in planning, implementing, and evaluating language courses.
Learning Strategies in Second Language Acquisition A review of the literature on learning strategies, describing and classifying learning strategies in second language learning.		Learning Vocabulary in Another Language This book provides pedagogical suggestions for both teachers and learners.
Linguistic Perspectives on Second Language Acquisition The author shows how similarities and differences between languages can influence grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation acquisition.		Network-Based Language Teaching: Concepts and Practice This text provides a critical collection of recent research in on-line communication for second language learning.
Perspectives on Pedagogical Grammar The author brings together authorities from worldwide to update current theory and research in pedagogical grammar.		Practice in a Second Language Practice as a necessity for learning a second language has been a tacit assumption among language teachers for quite some time; however, the concept has not been widely considered from a theorical perspective until now.
Pragmatics in Language Teaching This book examines the acquisition of pragmatics ¿ language used in social contexts ¿ in language classrooms.		Research Genres Research Genres discusses the role of English within different genres of research today. Theoretical and methodological issues are explored, with a special emphasis on various metaphors of genre.
Research Perspectives on English for Academic Purposes This volume of specially commissioned articles examines theory and practice in EAP.		Second Language Classrooms .
Second Language Needs Analysis This book contains a series of studies of needs analysis applied in different contexts and using different methodological approaches.		Second Language Vocabulary Acquisition A collection of articles on direct and indirect second language vocabulary acquisition.
Second Language Writing (Cambridge Applied Linguistics) This text is a highly accessible and authoritative approach to the theory and practice of teaching writing to students of English.		Sociolinguistics and Language Teaching This text provides an introduction to the field of sociolinguistics for second and foreign language teachers.
Task-Based Language Education For the past twenty years, task-based language teaching (TBLT) has attracted the worldwide attention of researchers, curriculum developers, teacher trainers and language teachers.		Text, Role and Context This text explores fundamental issues relating to student literacies and instructor roles and practices within academic contexts.
The Learner-Centred Curriculum This book looks at the curriculum from a teacher's perspective and reports on what instructors focus on in planning, implementing, and evaluating language courses.		Understanding Expertise in Teaching The author clarifies the nature of expertise in language teaching, its development, and how teachers employ it.
Feedback in Seconde Language Writing .		Reading in a Second Language This book analyzes important and current theories of reading and their implications for reading instruction.