This ground-breakingreference work, available online or as a 10-volume print set,is a comprehensive resource covering the highly diverse field of applied linguistics. * Brings together historic and emerging areas of research within applied linguistics * Combines individual entries ranging from 1,500 to 4,000 words, with longer, essay-style contributions giving a detailed overview of key developments and ideas * Includes over 1,100 entries written by an international team of scholars from over 40 countries * Covers27 key areas of the field, including language teaching and learning; bilingual and multilingual education; language policy and planning; assessment and testing; corpus linguistics; discourse and conversation analysis; the neurobiology of language; literacy; and technology and language * Features over 200 entries on the philosophy and history of applied linguistics and biographies of key applied linguists * Ideal for students, teachers, researchers, and practitioners in the interdisciplinary field of applied linguistics * Publishing simultaneously in print and online; for further information visit www.encyclopediaofappliedlinguistics.com Additional features of the online edition (ISBN: 978-1-4051-9843-1): * Updated twice yearly, to keep the work relevant and cutting-edge * Incorporates valuable learning tools, such as color photographs and media files * Powerful searching, browsing, and cross-referencing capabilities, including Open URL linking and an easily-searchable classification system of the project as a whole