This book contains a wide spectrum of topics organized within a relatively fixed framework of Applied Linguistics theory and practice, revolving around the concepts of stability and variability that capture the dynamic nature of the phenomena characterizing language, learning and teaching. The primary strength of individual chapters lies in the fact that the vast majority report original empirical studies carried out in diverse second/foreign language learning contexts – investigating interesting issues across various nationalities, ages, educational and professional groups of language learners, and teachers. The issues under scrutiny entail the ‘classic’ recurrent topics related to language learning and teaching, such as communicative competence, input, orality and literacy, learner characteristics and strategies, and teacher development – to mention just a few. In addition, ‘recent arrivals,’ to borrow a marketing metaphor, are also present, as the authors consider learning and teaching implications resulting from the status of English as a language of international communication, and discuss related concepts of intercultural competence along with language learners’ identity and creativity. The multilingual and multicultural contributors to the present volume are researchers – foreign and second language learners and teachers themselves – who offer the reader a range of methodological designs that have been successfully used in Applied Linguistics research. The framework of stability and variability suggests that changes leading to progress and development derive from stable foundations that account for the sense of continuity and belonging in applied linguists’ communities of practice.
Between Stability and Variability. A Corpus-driven Study of Translation Universals: the case of Polish Translations of Lolita
págs. 2-24
págs. 25-48
págs. 49-68
Stability in Variability: aspects of English as an International Language
págs. 69-86
págs. 87-108
Variability in Content and Form: From Informative to Humorous Advertising Texts
págs. 109-129
págs. 130-148
págs. 149-169
Providing Stability in the Language Classroom: Taking a Closer Look at Teachers' Professional Development
págs. 172-197
Variability of Group Processes: Faciliting Group Dynamics in a FL Classroom
págs. 198-219
Context Matters: Variability Across Three SLA Learning Settings
págs. 220-242
Variability in L2 Competence: the Role of Continuous Input in Developing Early Bilinguals' L2 Accuracy, Vocabulary and Fluency
págs. 243-266
Stable and Variable Aspects of Intercultural Education: Czeslaw Milosz's Poetry in an International Teacher Training Workshop
págs. 267-278
Variability in the Use of Implicit Knowledge: the Effect of Task, Level and Linguistic Form
págs. 279-298
págs. 299-319
Stability or Variability in choosing the Target Model for Teaching English: ELF in the Eyes of Polish EFL Teachers
págs. 320-340
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