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PART A. INTRODUCTION: 1. Introduction to the Field of Applied Linguistics Introduction to the Field of Applied Linguistics / Susan Conrad, Alissa J. Hartig, and Lynn Santelmann -- 2. Approaches to Research in Applied Linguistics / Alissa J. Hartig -- PART B. MAJOR AREAS OF FOCUS MAJOR AREAS OF FOCUS WITHIN THE FIELD OF APPLIED LINGUISTICS: Section 1: Language Acquisition: 3. Second Language Acquisition and the Teaching of Pragmatics / Lynn Santelmann and Tetyana Sydorenko -- 4. Heritage Language Learning / Ekaterina Moore and Afaf Nash -- 5. Community, Group Dynamics, Identity, and Anxiety in Learning an Additional Language / Nike Arnold -- 6. Automated Assessment of Language -- Xiaofei Lu and Brody Bluemel -- 7. Developmental Language Disorder and Bilingualism / Elin Thordardottir -- Section 2: Language Socialization: 8. Literacy Education and Systemic Functional Linguistics / David Rose -- 9. Disciplinary Education and Language for Specific Purposes / Alissa J. Hartig -- 10. Language Socialization and Culture in Study Abroad Programs / Lucien Brown -- 11. Language Policy and Planning: The National Perspective / Lionel Wee Hock Ann -- Section 3: Language Varieties and Variation: 12. Language Varieties and Education / Jeffrey Reaser -- 13. Applications of Applied Linguistics to Augmentative and Alternative Communication Device Users in the Workplace / Lucy Pickering -- 14. Language Documentation / G. Tucker Childs -- 15. Stylistics and the Digital Humanities / Michaela Mahlberg and Viola Wiegan --16. Policy and Planning on the Local Level for English as a Lingua Franca and Teacher Education / Telma Gimenez, Michele Salles El Kadri, and Luciana Cabrini Simões Calvo -- Section 4: Language Cognition and Processing: 17. Acquisition of Literacy by Bilinguals / Keiko Koda -- 18. Distributed Language for Learning in the Wild / John Hellermann and Steven L. Thorne --19. Language, Aging, and Dementia / Boyd Davis -- Section 5: Language Rights, Power, and Ideology: 20. Diversity, Equity, and Language Teacher Education / Rosa Dene David and Kimberley Brown -- 21. Activist Applied Linguistics / Janet Cowal and Genevieve Leung -- 22. Legal Issues and Forensic Linguistics / Keith Walters -- 23. Media Discourse and Ideology / Winnie Cheng and Phoenix Lam -- 24. Literacy, Digital Literacy, Language Education, and Equity / Kathy Harris and Gloria Jacobs -- PART C. NEXT STEPS AS AN APPLIED LINGUIST: 25. Reading and Writing Empirical Research Papers in Applied Linguistics / Lynn Santelmann -- 26. The Path Forward / Susan Conrad, Alissa J. Hartig, and Lynn Santelmann -- Index.