Complex Systems and Applied Linguistics an Introduction

Complex Systems and Applied Linguistics an Introduction

Oxford Applied Linguistics

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.

Key features
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.

Language: GB

Level: Native Speaker / Teacher

Winner of Winner
MLA Kenneth W. Mildenberger Prize

Judges’ comments:
“…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.”.

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Diane Larsen-Freeman, Lynne Cameron – Oxford University Press