هناك العديد من الأشخاص المهتمين باللغة دون الارتباط بدراسة أكاديمية، وقد يدرك مثل هؤلاء الأشخاص أهمية فهم اللغة لإنجاز حاجاتهم الخاصة أو لأغراض عملية خاصة بهم، أو حتى يدركوا ببساطة أشياء تعد مركزية وجوهرية في حياتهم اليومية، فإذا كان علم اللغة قد كشف أشياء متعلقة باللغة فلا بد أن تكون ميسورة للأشخاص الآخرين من غير علماء اللغة، لذا فهذا الكتاب يهدف إلى أن يكون مقدمات للغة بشكل أكثر عمومية ولعلم اللغة بوصفها علماً، ويقع الكتاب في أربعة أبواب ينتهي الباب الأخير منها بكشاف لموضوعات الكتاب .
Guy Cook is Professor of Language and Education at the Open University, UK. He was formerly Professor of Applied Linguistics at the University of Reading (1998-2004) and head of TESOL at the London University Institute of Education (1991-1998). He was co-editor of the journal Applied Linguistics 2004-2009. He is current Chair of the British Association for Applied Linguistics, and an academician of the UK Academy of the Social Sciences. He has published extensively on applied linguistics, discourse analysis, English language teaching, literary stylistics, advertising, and the language of environmental debate. He has been an invited speaker in over 30 countries.
A good book all in all, I had to skim past a couple of chapters, since I already have in-depth knowledge of some of the notions mentioned, especially those concerning ELT. I would've liked it better if the lay-out was a little bit more exciting
Decent overview of the concepts. Not terribly enthralling, but covers the material quickly and clearly. It helps if you have some background in linguistics, or else it’s not likely the information will stick.
One of the best applied linguistics books, or how Cook refers to it as a series of introductions to what applied linguistics does. It is clear, on point and easy to understand.
Fine short introduction to the discipline of applied linguistics with a deliberate focus on giving a brief, general overview of its history, interests, necessity, relations to other disciplines, and subfields, while also including a bunch of reading to help anyone with more interest to go on. Deliberately slight and utilitarian.
This is a popular book on applied linguistics. It is still of value as those wishing to make an introduction to applied linguistics, but not so good if you already know about it.
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A good book, but no more than an introduction. If you want a more detailed view on applied linguistics, you should seek for other alternatives, other books. However, this one is a good starter!