"I found this book provided a useful and enjoyable introduction to its subject.' '... whatever area the author
tackles is dealt with an admirably clear and concise manner."
-- Spoken English, Journal of the English Speaking Board
Submitted by Publisher, March, 2001
Summary
Discourse analysis is an area of immediate interest to language teachers because it involves the way people
use language in real situations. Different models of analysis of both spoken and written language are outlined
and evaluated in terms of their usefulness to language teachers. This is followed by chapters on discourse-oriented
approaches to grammar, vocabulary, and phonology. The final section of the book looks at spoken and written language
in the light of native-speaker and learner data and considers examples of teaching approaches based on the insights
of discourse analysis.
Although the context is primarily English as a foreign language, teachers of other languages will also find much
of relevance to their professional fields.
Discourse Analysis for Language Teachers has a very practical orientation, and the text is interspersed with
reader activities with guidance on appropriate responses at the end of the book.