The herald of the seminal work on language learning strategies by Rubin (1975) and Stern
(1975) has undoubtedly impacted how we view learning and teaching nowadays. Such …

This book is intended to give you a broad overview of Applied Linguistics. It will introduce
you to important areas in the field, and familiarize you with the key issues in each of those …

Although major advances have been made in research on language learning strategies
(LLS), there are some areas that have been somewhat surprisingly neglected by specialists …

Major advances have been made in research on language learning strategies (LLS) since it
was triggered by good language learner studies (eg Rubin, 1975). Numerous accounts of …

The book focuses on boredom, a construct that has been explored in educational
psychology but has received only scant attention from second language acquisition …

Learning a second language is a life-long process requiring acquaintance with a repertoire
of language learning strategies (LLS). Despite copious research on LLS and their role in …

Interlanguage pragmatics has been the focus of many studies since its inception in the
1980s, with several issues being investigated and a variety of approaches being applied …

This book deals with intercultural pragmatics and how both nonnative teachers (NNTs) and
native teachers (NTs) may enhance their classroom instruction regarding target language …

This chapter provides a research update regarding construct-relevant and construct-
irrelevant test-taking strategy use. It proposes referring to the latter as test-deviousness …

Routledge Handbooks in Applied Linguistics provide comprehensive overviews of the key
topics in applied linguistics. All entries for the handbooks are specially commissioned and …