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Recent General Interest Articles

  1. May Book of the Month: Discourse in English Language Education

    "This text will be an important resource for advanced undergraduates and postgraduates in applied linguistics, language education, and TESOL. It is a unique and welcome addition to the field." Jane Jackson, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

    Engaging, accessible and comprehensive, Discourse in English Language Education richly demonstrates how Discourse Studies can inform the teaching of English and other languages, both as a foreign language and in the mother tongue.

    If this text is relevant to a course that you teach click here to order your complimentary inspection copy today.

  2. Typological Studies Jacket

    May Series of the Month: Routledge Leading Linguists

    The books in this series, Routledge Leading Linguists, draw together some of the seminal essays from the most important linguists of the last decades. Each book covers one scholar, making the best of his or her work readily accessible and available in one place for the first time. Series edited by Carlos Otero, Professor Emeritus, UCLA, USA

    Add the code MYB13 to your basket to receive 20% discount on titles in this series throughout May.

  3. Multimodality, Cognition, and Experimental Literature

    April Series of the Month: Routledge Studies in Multimodality

    Edited by Kay O'Halloran, Routledge Studies in Multimodality aims to advance knowledge of multimodal resources such as language, visual images, gesture, action, music, sound, 3-D artefacts, architecture and space, as well as the ways these resources integrate to create meaning in multimodal objects and events.

    Add the code APELL13 to your basket to receive 20% discount on titles in this series throughout April

  4. Rosina Lippi-Green featured in the Huffington Post

    "The reasoning seems to be that social and cultural equality is out of our reach, not because we are unable or unwilling to acknowledge and accept difference, but because we haven't yet been successful at eliminating difference."

    English With An Accent author Rosina Lippi-Green is featured in the Huffington Post. Click here to read her complete article.

  5. Routledge English Language Introductions series

    Routledge English Language Introductions cover core areas of English language study and are one-stop resources for students. Assuming no prior knowledge, books in the series offer an accessible overview of the subject, with activities, study questions, sample analyses, commentaries and key readings - all in the same volume.

  6. New - Growing Up with Two Languages

    The lives of many families involve contact with more than one language and culture on a daily basis. Growing Up with Two Languages is aimed at the many parents and professionals who feel uncertain about the best way to go about helping children gain maximum benefit from the multilingual situation.  The third edition now includes many updates:

    • a dedicated website with new and updated Internet resources
    • a new chapter giving the perspective of adults who have themselves grown up with more than one language
    • a new chapter presenting research into bilingual language acquisition with information about further reading
    • new and updated first-hand advice and examples throughout.
  7. Now available as a Routledge Classic: The Articulate Mammal

    Now available as a Routledge Classic, The Articulate Mammal: An Introduction to Psycholinguistics features a new foreward from author Jean Aitchison.  Click here for more information.

  8. Improving Your Grammar with The New York Times

    Susan Behrens, author of Grammar: A Pocket Guide, has been getting much attention recently – this time she is featured on The Learning Network blog. She introduces grammar exercises to use with The Times. The article can be found in its entirety here.

  9. Interview with Susan Behrens on DayBreak USA

    Susan Behrens, author of Grammar: A Pocket Guide, was interviewed on DayBreak USA.  Is it “Susan and I” or “Me and Susan”? Find out the answer to this and the rest of Susan’s interview at the DayBreakUSA You Tube channel here.

  10. Second Language Research Forum 2010

    Routledge will be exhibiting at the Second Language Research Forum on October 15th – October 17th. At the stand will be Marketing Manager, Paul Reyes, and Associate Editor, Ivy Ip. Stop by the exhibit for 20% off all display books and free shipping!

    Can’t make it? Here’s a PDF of all books on display!
     

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