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The latest addition to the series of "Handbooks in linguistics,â[euro] this volume is aimed towards scholars and graduate students interested in second and foreign language teaching. It synthesizes studies from diverse lines of research. The entire volume is organized into eight sections with thirty-nine chapters: "Overviewâ[euro] (Part 1), "Social, political and educational context of language teachingâ[euro] (Part 2), "Psycholinguistic underpinnings of language learningâ[euro] (Part 3), "Program designâ[euro] (Part 4), "Course design and materials writingâ[euro] (Part 5), "Teaching and testingâ[euro] (Part 6), "Teacher educationâ[euro] (Part 7) and "Assessing and evaluating instructionâ[euro] (Part 8).
The most impressive feature of the volume is its breadth and currency, which manifests the interdisciplinary nature of this field and the...