Preface
Acknowledgments

Introduction: Applied Linguistics as an Evolving Theme

PART 1: MOTHER TONGUE EDUCATION


Editor's Introduction
1. Linguistic and Teaching of English
2. A "Linguistic Approach" to the Teaching of the Mother Tongue?
3. Some Thoughts on Language in the Middle School Years
4. Differences between Spoken and Written Language: Some Implications for Literacy Teaching
5. Language and Socialisation: Home and School
6. Literacy and Linguistics: A Functional Perspective



PART 2: SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNING
Editor's Introduction
7. General Linguistics and Its Application to Language Teaching
8. Is Learning a Second Language Like Learning a First Language all Over Again?
9. Learning Asian Languages



PART 3: MULTILINGUAL SOCIETIES
Editor's Introduction
10. National Language and Language Planning in a Multilingual Society
11. Some Reflections on Language Education in Multilingual Societies, as Seen from the Standpoint of Linguistics
12. Where Languages Meet: The Significance of the Hong Kong Experience



PART 4: CONTEXTS OF LANGUAGE EDUCATION Editor's Introduction
13. The Notion of "Context" in Language Education
14. Language Across the Culture
15. Contexts of English



PART 5: EDUCATIONAL LINGUISTICS
Editor's Introduction
16. A Response to Some Questions on the Language Issue
17. Some Basic Concepts of Educational Linguistics
18. On the Concept of "Educational Linguistics"
19. A Language Development Approach to Education
Bibliography
Index