The Handbook of Educational Linguistics has been extensively updated in this timely and valuable second edition. Authored by a prominent team of international scholars and with 14 brand new chapters to reflect the evolving nature and emerging research in the last decade, this Handbook explores the major challenges in language education produced by globalization and growing local multilingualism.
Accessibly structured into three sections, The Handbook of Educational Linguistics, Second Edition offers 47 chapters which comprehensively cover areas of Foundations for Educational Linguistics, Core Themes (including Linguistically and Culturally Responsive Education, Language Education Policy and Management, and Literacy Development) and Research-Practice Relationships. This is a transdisciplinary area that draws upon a wide range of scholarly traditions, ranging from anthropology, linguistics, and psychology to biology, political science, and sociology and concomitant theories and methods. The Handbook reveals the complexity of this growing field while remaining accessible for students, researchers, language educators, curriculum developers, and educational policy makers.
The Handbook of Educational Linguistics, Second Edition continues to be the essential reference resource for researchers and students working in the fields of in educational linguistics, language acquisition, and applied linguistics.
