Pedagogical Linguistics

Pedagogical linguistics deals with linguistics, phonology, phonetics, semantics, error-analysis, syllabus-design, preposition, spelling patterns, etc.
In this book, linguistics and teaching of English have been combined in applied linguistics or pedagogical linguistics which is a new discipline, studied at postgraduation level in various Indian universities and also taught in many training institutes. The book deals with how linguistics can be applied to the teaching of English to achieve the set out objective of improving the language skills of students.
The subject matter of the book has been divided into 21 chapters to pay focused attention to pertinent topics like schools of grammar, linguistics and English teaching, linguistic interpretation of literature, aims and objectives of teaching English, special features of English verbal system, phonology, English noun, pronunciation, British and American English and spelling, among others.
The book emphasizes on learning and uses student-centered methods. Participation, interaction and involvement deepen understanding rather than the lecture-method. To achieve its objectives of providing deeper insights into various aspects of pedagogical linguistics, different techniques have been used. The book also describes grammatical and phonetic aspects of applied linguistics.
The writer of this book has a long experience and was taught by English teachers both at Essex and London universities. Prof. Spicer and Dr. Tatham of Essex University and Dr. Broughton and Prof. Widdoson are really behind this book.
It will prove useful to the students and teachers of linguistics.