Mapping Applied Linguistics: A Guide for Students and Practitioners

Mapping Applied Linguistics: A Guide for Students and Practitioners, Third Edition, provides a newly updated, wide-ranging introduction to the full scope of applied linguistics. This innovative book maps the diverse and constantly expanding range of theories, methods and issues faced by students and practitioners around the world, integrating both sociocultural and cognitive perspectives. Practically oriented and ideally suited to students new to the discipline, Mapping Applied Linguistics provides in-depth coverage of:

• multilingualism, language variation, and Global Englishes

• literacy, language teaching, and bilingual education

• discourse analysis

• language policy and planning

• lexicography and translation

• language pathology and forensic linguistics

The third edition integrates new developments such as activist applied linguistics, raciolinguistics, translanguaging, and generative AI. It includes many new references and weblinks, completely updated further reading (including several open source books), as well as revised activity suggestions for each chapter. The online support material has been fully updated, providing a wealth of additional learning material, including activities, flashcards and links to the latest online resources.

Mapping Applied Linguistics is essential reading for students studying applied linguistics, TESOL, general linguistics and language and literacy education at the advanced undergraduate or master’s degree level. It also provides a gateway for practitioners and specialists seeking to better understand the wider scope of their work.

• Publication date: 30 January 2026
• Page count: 412
• Dimensions: Height 182 mm; Width 254 mm; Thickness 31 mm
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Format: Hardback
• ISBN-13: 9781032445984