Complex Systems and Applied Linguistics

Lynne Cameron author Diane Larsen-Freeman author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Published:17th Apr '08

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Accessible introduction to rapidly growing field of interest across disciplines. Explains key constructs: chaos; complexity; dynamic systems; emergence etc. Demonstrates applications to areas of applied linguistics. Illustrates how complex systems thinking can challenge established ideas. Discusses implications for theory, research, and practice.Introduces key concepts in complex systems theory to readers concerned with language, its acquisition, and its use. Complex Systems and Applied Linguistics demonstrates the applicability and usefulness of these concepts to a range of areas in applied linguistics including second language development, language teaching, and discourse analysis. It concludes with a chapter that inventories suitable approaches to research investigations.

'For those interested in systematic and novel ways to view and understand language, Complex Systems and Applied Linguistics is a stimulating read. 'Benjamin J. White, Michigan State University * Benjamin J. White, Michigan State University *
'This book contains something for every researcher in applied linguistics and classroom language practice alike.' * Journal of the IATEFL SIG *
'...valuable and indeed stimulating reading for graduate students and researchers alike.' * ScienceDirect *
'...this book succeeds in putting forward the complexity theory as a potentially interesting avenue of research in Applied Linguistics in an engaging and readable way which grants the lay-person an insight into this fascinating branch of science.' * Mark Bain, TEFL.net *

  • Winner of Winner<br /> MLA Kenneth W. Mildenberger Prize<br /><br /> Judges' comments:<br /> "...the thinking behind the work is innovative, and the scholarship is impressive. The book should stimulate substantial debate as it forces readers to reconsider some cherished beliefs.".

ISBN: 9780194422444

Dimensions: 234mm x 156mm x 19mm

Weight: 460g

304 pages