000			01359nam a22001937a 4500
999			_c44703 _d44703
020			_a9780194375986
082			_a418 _bCOO
100			_aCook, Guy
245			_aApplied linguistics
260			_aOxford : _bOxford University Press, _c2003.
300			_ax, 134 pages ;
490			_aOxford introductions to language study.
505			_aApplied linguistics -- Prescribing and describing: popular and academic views of 'correctness' -- Languages in the contemporary world -- English language teaching (ELT) -- Language and communication -- Context and culture -- Persuasion and poetics: rhetoric and resistance -- Past, present, and future directions.
520			_aThis work investigates real-world problems involving language. As such it has the difficult task of mediating between academic expertise and lived experience, attempting to reconcile opposed interests and perspectives. It provides a comprehensive overview of pressing issues in the field.
520			_aProvides a comprehensive overview of the controversial issues surrounding contemporary language use, including intercultural communication, political persuasion, new technologies, the growth of English, language in education, and foreign language teaching and learning
650			_aApplied linguistics.
650			_aEnglish language -- Study and teaching.
942			_cBK