Includes index and bibliographical references.

Preface
1 An Overview of Applied Linguistics Norbert Schmitt and Marianne Celce-Murcia
1 Description of Language and Language Use
2 Grammar Diane Larsen-Freeman and Jeanette DeCarrico
3 Vocabulary Paul Nation and Paul Meara
4 Discourse Analysis Michael McCarthy, Christian Matthiessen and Diana Slade
5 Pragmatics Helen Spencer-Oatey and Vladimir Zegarac
6 Corpus Linguistics Randi Reppen and Rita Simpson-Vlach
2 Essential Areas of Enquiry in Applied Linguistics
7 Second Language Acquisition Nina Spada and Patsy M. Lightbown
8 Psycholinguistics Emily Mech, Andrea Takahesu-Tabori, Judith F. Kroll and Kees de Bot
9 Sociolinguistics Carmen Llamas and Peter Stockwell
10 Focus on the Language Learner: Styles, Strategies and Motivation Andrew D. Cohen and Alastair Henry
11 Forensic Linguistics and Language and the Law Tatiana Tkacukova
12 Multilingualism Shelley Taylor 3 Language Skills and Assessment
13 Listening Tony Lynch and David Mendelsohn
14 Speaking and Pronunciation Anne Burns and Barbara Seidlhofer
15 Reading Xiangying Jiang, William Grabe and Patricia L. Carrell
16 Writing Paul Kei Matsuda and Tony Silva
17 Assessment Carol A. Chapelle, Benjamin Kremmel and Geoff Brindley
18 Suggested Solutions References Index