Directions and Prospects for Educational Linguistics explores innovations that have developed from the creative syntheses of diverse methodological and theoretical approaches used to explore a broad rang of issues and topics related to language (in) education. The volume provides unique insights into current practices and new frontiers for educational linguistics by bringing together contributions from scholars who draw upon on established research traditions while at the same time pushing their boundaries beyond the confines of specific disciplines. Each paper serves as a thought provoking starting point for scholars and advanced graduate students to contemplate directions and prospects for research that contributes to linguistically appropriate and socially responsible education.

Unique insights into current practices and new frontiers for educational linguistics Transdisciplinary scholarship beyond the intersection of linguistics and education Essays that explore research for linguistically appropriate and socially responsible education Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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This anthology is a testament to the vitality of Educational Linguistics and its transdisciplinary, problem-posing approach. With chapters ranging from the ethnopoetics of oral narrative to the use of eye-tracking technology to study recasts in CMC, this collection extends the boundaries of educational linguistics in significant, interesting, and innovative ways. In so doing, it will inspire much conversation about where this growing field is heading in the decades to come.

Professor Diane Larsen-Freeman, University of Michigan, USA

This edited collection provides us with a unique contribution as it demonstrates the applicability of a varied repertoire of innovative research methods to diverse language learning programs.

Professor Elana Shohamy, Tel Aviv University, Israel

This exciting collection includes original analyses of communicative actions and interactions in multiple international and multimodal settings to illustrate the promise of educational linguistics. A must-read for all those curious about contemporary applied linguistic scholarship and its pedagogical relevance.

Professor Mary McGroarty, Northern Arizona University, USA

Contributors to this volume have been in the vanguard of a bold, transdisciplinary movement that has re-tuned and reinvigorated the field of educational linguistics in ways that are uniquely suited to contemporary research on language in education. The chapters make challenging new research-theory-policy-practice connections and draw on cutting edge researcha compelling read for both new and established researchers.

Professor Marilyn Martin-Jones, University of Birmingham, UK

Inhalt
Educational Linguistics: Working at a Crossroads.- Theme-Based Research in the Transdisciplinary Field of Educational Linguistics.- Methodology and Pedagogy in Educational Sociolinguistics: Researching and Teaching in Linguistically Diverse Schools.- Discourse Issues in Cross-Cultural Pragmatics: Educating the Community.- Communicative Competence Revisited: An Ethnopoetic Analysis of Narrative Performances of Identity.- Employing Eye-Tracking Technology in Researching the Effectiveness of Recasts in CMC.- The Educational Linguistics of Bilingual Deaf Education.- Multiuser Digital Games as Sites for Research and Practice.- Envoi: Towards Responsible Language Educational Management.