'Distributed' Language for Learning in the Wild

Authors

John Hellermann, Portland State UniversityFollow
Steven L. Thorne, Portland State UniversityFollow

Published In

Cambridge Introduction to Applied Linguistics

ISBN

9781108658089

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

2020

Abstract

Book summary:

Language teaching, dementia, personal identity, the training of law students - if you skim the contents of this book, you might wonder how a single field could cover such a diverse range of topics. But all the topics in this book have a common foundation: peoples' use of language. The way people use language can build relationships or cause interpersonal difficulties. Language can be used to exert power over others or to resist others' exertion of power. Language is used in different ways by different disciplines, increasing the challenge for novices in a field. And myriad social and psychological factors can affect success in learning a new language. All of these issues, and more, are covered in the field of applied linguistics.

Rights

© Cambridge 2020.

Locate the Document

https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108658089.018

Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/34057

Citation Details

Hellermann, J. & Thorne, S. L. (2020). 'Distributed' Language for Learning in the Wild. In S. Conrad, A. Hartig, & L. Santelmann (Eds.)., Cambridge introduction to Applied Linguistics. (264-277). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press