Becoming A Linguist: Essays From Courses At Diploma, Msc. And Phd Level.

Sometimes teachers of English as a Foreign Language are beset by doubts over the relevance of Linguistic theory to their daily activities in the classroom. This book charts the author's progress through various stages of engagement with the disciplines of Linguistics and Applied Linguistics; from essays on aspects of Classroom Methodology such as Error Correction and the teaching of Conversation Skills, through more theoretical subjects like Conversation Analysis, Critical Discourse Analysis, Systemic Functional Linguistics and Corpus Linguistics. By assembling these essays from different chronological points in his development as a budding linguist, the author has conveyed a developmental feeling to the work, which should offer material for reflection for anyone currently considering how best to further their professional development.