Studies in ELT, Linguistics and Applied Linguistics - Hardcover

However, since natural language use is richly variegated it is only when a good command of the language has been acquired that the learner can proceed to develop his personal linguistic repertoire through a knowledge of how a language works. A student of literature must also know how to apply the insights of linguistics to the appreciation of literature. Thirty essays that constitute this volume explore in-depth various aspects of the English language, English Language Teaching, functional, notional and communicative approaches to material production and syllabus design, different kinds of English, different uses of English in literary works, application of linguistic theories to the study of literature, translation and semantics. Teachers and students who are engaged in teaching/learning the English language, ELT, Linguistics and Applied Linguistics will find the book extremely valuable and anybody interested in these area will also find the book quite interesting.