EXPLORING PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION LANGUAGE IN ACTION

ROUTLEDGE INTRODUCTIONS TO APPLIED LINGUISTICS IS A SERIES OF INTRODUCTORY LEVEL TEXTBOOKS COVERING THE CORE TOPICS IN APPLIED LINGUISTICS, PRIMARILY DESIGNED FOR THOSE BEGINNING POSTGRADUATE STUDIES, OR TAKING AN INTRODUCTORY MA COURSE AS WELL AS ADVANCED UNDERGRADUATES. TITLES IN THE SERIES ARE ALSO IDEAL FOR LANGUAGE PROFESSIONALS RETURNING TO ACADEMIC STUDY. THE BOOKS TAKE AN INNOVATIVE 'PRACTICE-TO-THEORY' APPROACH, WITH A 'BACK-TO-FRONT' STRUCTURE. THIS LEADS THE READER FROM REAL-WORLD PROBLEMS AND ISSUES, THROUGH A DISCUSSION OF INTERVENTION AND HOW TO ENGAGE WITH THESE CONCERNS, BEFORE FINALLY RELATING THESE PRACTICAL ISSUES TO THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS. ADDITIONAL FEATURES INCLUDE TASKS WITH COMMENTARIES, A GLOSSARY OF KEY TERMS, AND AN ANNOTATED FURTHER READING SECTION. EXPLORING PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION PROVIDES AN ACCESSIBLE OVERVIEW OF THE VAST FIELD OF COMMUNICATION IN PROFESSIONAL CONTEXTS FROM AN APPLIED LINGUISTICS PERSPECTIVE. IT EXPLORES THE NATURE OF PROFESSIONAL C