The Cambridge Introduction to Applied Linguistics

Susan Conrad is Professor of Applied Linguistics at Portland State University. The co-author of several books, she has given seminars in Europe, South America, Asia, the Pacific, and North America. As head of the Civil Engineering Writing Project, she coordinates engineers and applied linguists working to improve student writing; the work has won two awards from the American Society for Engineering Education.Alissa J. Hartig is Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics at Portland State University, where she teaches an introduction to applied linguistics. She has taught English to speakers of other languages in Guinea, Mexico, and South Korea, and her interdisciplinary work in law and chemistry frequently involves translating concepts from applied linguistics into terms that are accessible to those outside of the field.Lynn Santelmann is Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics at Portland State University. Her work has a cross-linguistic dimension, such as teaching and conducting research in Sweden and Germany. She has interdisciplinary training in theoretical linguistics, cognitive science, and psychology, and her research interests include the acquisition of language in a variety of contexts, from first language acquisition to acquiring academic language.