An introduction to conceptualising learning in applied linguistics

Abstract

The chapters which make up this volume have emerged principally from a two-day BAAL/CUP seminar, ‘Conceptalising Learning in Applied Linguistics’, held at Newcastle University in June 2008. The seminar brought together some of the leading names in SLA research and resulted in a stimulating and thought-provoking debate about the meaning and characteristics of learning in applied linguistics. We hope we have captured the essence of that debate in the chapters which follow.