Directions and Prospects for Educational Linguistics

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.

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.