Writing Across Languages

This collection of articles presents an evaluation of research in the analysis of written text and its application in the teaching of second-language writing sk

This volume explores intercultural communication in specialist fields and its realisations in language for specific purposes. Special attention is given to lega

The book addresses issues in the field of teaching academic writing to non-native speakers. This book provides a series of discussions about multiple aspects of

This volume seeks to answers such questions as: how is conscious experience translated into discourse? How are foregrounding and backgrounding accomplished? Wha

In recent years, the number of nonnative speakers of English in colleges and universities in North America has increased dramatically. As a result, more and mor

This landmark volume provides a broad-based, state-of-the-art overview of current knowledge and research into second language teaching and learning. Fifty-seven

The Routledge Handbook of Language and Intercultural Communication provides a comprehensive historical survey of language and intercultural communication studie

This collection of articles is the first attempt by academics and professional writers to delve into the world of content management systems. The knowledge econ

Recent work in applied linguistics has expanded our understanding of the rule governed nature of language. The concept of an idealized speaker -hearer whose lin

This comprehensive and detailed analysis of second language writers' text identifies explicitly and quantifiably where their text differs from that of native sp