Handbook of Foreign Language Communication and Learning

Knapp (applied linguistics, U. of Erfurt, Germany) and Seidlhofer (English and applied linguistics, U. of Vienna, Austria) present the sixth volume in the Handbooks of Applied Linguistics series, which has been put together with the intention of presenting current knowledge in applied linguistics from an explicitly problem-solving perspective and in a non-technical, comprehensible manner. The 24 articles presented address the nature of foreign language learning as it relates to issues of multilingualism, educational policy, language awareness, and second language acquisition; linguistic, cultural, political, and cognitive perspectives on foreign language learning and teaching; course design, methodology, and other aspects of teaching written and spoken foreign language; different approaches to foreign language teaching; and evaluation in language learning and teaching. Annotation c2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Karlfried Knapp, University of Erfurt, Germany; Barbara Seidlhoferand
Henry Widdowson, University of Vienna, Austria.