1 History and'definitions' 1
2 Doing being applied linguists:the importance of experience 13
3 Language and language practices 41
4 Applied linguistics and language learning/teaching 63
5 Applied linguistics and language use 92
6 The professionalising of applied linguists 115
7 Applied linguistics:no'bookish theoric' 133
8 The applied linguistics challenge 149
Glossary 160
Exercises 169
References 180
Index 194