READINGS FOR LANGUAGE EDUCATORS
Enhance Your Teaching: Top Readings
for LANGUAGE EDUCATORS
Looking for inspirational readings for language educators to kickstart your lesson ideation and planning? Or seeking professional development and knowledge mastery in specialised domains? This page provides a list of recommendations to key readings for language educators that will just be what you need.
Most of the readings found here have been instrumental in informing the respective articles on the blog and have also appeared as references in the various posts. I have also included some open access books in the list to support our learning needs. Otherwise, most books can also be acquired at major book-selling websites you use.
This is a live page that is updated from time to time. Do bookmark it and come back often to check for new recommendations.
Do also drop me a note if you have any suggestions or feedback.
BOOKS
Top Recommendations
- Bartlett, J. (2015). Outstanding Assessment for Learning in the Classroom. Abingdon UK: Routledge.
- Brookhart, S.M. (2017). How to Give to Your Students Effective Feedback. Alexandria USA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
- Irons, A., & Elkington, S. (2022). Enhancing Learning through Formative Assessment and Feedback. Abingdon UK: Routledge.
- Moss, C.M., & Brookhart, S.M. (2019). Advancing Formative Assessment in Every Classroom: A Guide for Instructional Leaders. Alexandria USA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
- Wiggins, G. (2012). Seven Keys to Effective Feedback. ASCD.
- Abello-Contesse, C., Chandler, P.M., López-Jiménez, M.D., & Chacón-Beltrán, R. (2013). 100 Bilingual Lessons: Distributing Two Languages in Classrooms. (Eds.), Bilingual and Multilingual Education in the 21st Century: Building on Experience. Bristol UK: Multilingual Matters.
- Beaudrie, S., Ducar, C., & Potowski, K. (2014). Heritage Language Teaching: Research and Practice. New York USA: McGraw-Hill Education Create.
- Cenoz, J., & Gorter, D. (2021). Pedagogical Translanguaging. Cambridge UK: Cambridge University Press.
- García, O. (2009). Bilingual Education in the 21st Century: A Global Perspective. Chichester UK: Wiley-Blackwell.
- García, O., and Li, W. (2014). Translanguaging Language, Bilingualism and Education. Basingstoke UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
- García, O., Lin, A.M.Y., and May, S. (2017). (Eds.), Bilingual and Multilingual Education. Cham Switzerland: Springer International Publishing AG.
- McSwan, J. (2022). (Ed.), Multilingual Perspectives on Translanguaging. Bristol UK: Multilingual Matters.
- Montrul, S. (2023). Native Speakers, Interrupted: Differential Object Marking and Language Change in Heritage Languages. New York USA: Cambridge University Press.
- Nicoladis, E., & Montanari, S. (2016). (Eds.), Bilingualism Across the Lifespan: Factors Moderating Language Proficiency. Berlin Germany: Mouton De Gruyter.
- Schmid, M.S. (2011). Language Attrition. Cambridge UK: Cambridge University Press.
- Stavans, A., & Hoffman, C. (2015). Multilingualism. Cambridge UK: Cambridge University Press.
- Huang, R., Spector, J. M., & Yang, J. (2019). Educational Technology: A Primer for the 21st Century. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.
- Mikropoulos, T.A. (2018). (Ed), Research on e-Learning and ICT in Education: Technological, Pedagogical and Instructional Perspectives. Cham Switzerland: Springer International Publishing AG.
- Davies, A. (2003). The Native Speaker: Myth and Reality. Clevedon UK: Multilingual Matters Ltd.
- Deutscher, G. (2006). The Unfolding of Language: An Evolutionary Tour of Mankind’s Greatest Invention. New York USA: Holt Paperbacks.
- Hazen, K. (2015). An Introduction to Language. Chichester UK: Wiley Blackwell.
- Napoli, D.J., & Lee-Schoenfeld, V. (2010). Language Matters: A Guide to Everyday Questions about Language. New York USA: Oxford University Press.
- Nunan, D. (2012). What is this Thing Called Language?. Basingstoke UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Richards, J.C., & Schmidt, R. (2010). Longman Dictionary of Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics. Harlow UK: Pearson.
- Saracho, O.N., & Spodek, B. (2013). (Ed.), Handbook of Research on the Education of Young Children. Abingdon UK: Routledge.
- Schwartz, M. (2022). (Ed.), Handbook of Early Language Education. Cham Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
- Slavkov, N., Melo-Pfeifer, S., & Kerschhofer-Puhalo, N. (2022). (Eds.), The Changing Face of the “Native Speaker”: Perspectives from Multilingualism and Globalization. Berlin Germany: De Gruyter Mouton.
Great recommendations coming soon!
- Clark, E. (2016). First Language Acquisition. Cambridge UK: Cambridge University Press.
- Gass, S.M., Behney, J., & Plonsky, L. (2020). Second Language Acquisition: An Introductory Course. New York USA: Routledge.
- Gass, S.M. & Mackey, A. (2012). (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition. Abingdon UK: Routledge.
- Herschensohn, J., & Young-Scholten, M. (2013). (Eds.), The Cambridge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition. Cambridge UK: Cambridge University Press.
- Hummel, K.M. (2014). Introducing Second Language Acquisition: Perspectives and Practices. Chichester UK: Wiley Blackwell.
- Law, J., Reilly, S., & McKean, C. (2022). (Eds.), Language Development: Individual Differences in a Social Context. Cambridge UK: Cambridge University Press.
- Pinter, A. (2011). Children Learning Second Languages. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Piske, T., & Young-Scholten, M. (2009). (Eds.), Input Matters in SLA. Bristol UK: Multilingual Matters.
- Rowland, C. (2014). Understanding Child Language Acquisition. Abingdon UK: Routledge.
- Sadeghi, K. (2022). Talking About Second Language Acquisition. Cham Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Saxton, M. (2017). Child Language: Acquisition and Development (Second Edition). London UK: SAGE Publications Ltd.
- Saville-Troike, M. (2016). Introducing Second Language Acquisition. Cambridge UK: Cambridge University Press.
- Van Deusen-Scholl, N., and Hornberger, N. (2017). (Eds.), Second and Foreign Language Education (Encyclopedia of Language and Education Vol 4). New York USA: Springer.
- VanPatten, B., & Benati, A.G. (2015). Key Terms in Second Language Acquisition. London UK: Continuum.
- Dehaene, S. (2009). Reading in the Brain: The Science and Evolution of a Human Invention. New York USA: Viking (Penguin Group).
- Pollatsek, A., & Treiman, R. (2015). (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Reading. New York USA: Oxford University Press.
- Seidenberg, M. (2017). Language at the Speed of Sight: How We Read, Why So Many Can’t and What can be Done about It. New York USA: Basic Books.
- Willingham, D.T. (2017). The Reading Mind: A Cognitive Approach to Understanding How the Mind Reads. San Francisco USA: JosseyBass.
- Wolf, M. (2007). Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain. New York USA: Harper.
- Wolf, M. (2018). Reader, Come Home: The Reading Brain in a Digital World. New York USA: Harper.
- Almeida, A.B., Bavendiek, U., & Biasini, R. (2020). (Eds.), Literature in language learning: new approaches. Basingstoke UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Hall, G. (2015). Literature in Language Education. Basingstoke UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Lazar, G. (1993). Literature and Language Teaching: A guide for teachers and trainers. Cambridge UK: Cambridge University Press.
- McRae, J. (2022). Literature with a Small ‘l’: Developing Thinking Skills in Language Teaching and Learning. UK: Wayzgoose Press.
- Naji, J., Subramaniam, G., & White, G. (2019). New Approaches to Literature for Language Learning. Cham Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Teranishi, M., Saito, Y., & Wales, K. (2015). (Eds.), Literature and Language Learning in the EFL Classroom. Basingstoke UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Benati, A. (2022). Key Terms for Language Teachers: A Pocket Guide. Sheffield UK: Equinox.
- Fiorella, L., & Mayer, R.E. (2015). Learning as a Generative Activity: Eight Learning Strategies That Promote Understanding. New York USA: Cambridge University Press.
- Larsen-Freeman, D., & Anderson, M. (2011). Techniques and Principles in Language Teaching. Oxford UK: Oxford University Press.
- Mayer, R.E., & Alexander, P.A. (2011). (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Learning and Instruction. New York USA: Routledge.
- Richards, J.C., & Rodgers, T.S. (2001). Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching (Second Edition). New York USA: Cambridge University Press.
- Spolsky, B. (2004). Language Policy. Cambridge UK: Cambridge University Press.
- Spolsky, B. (2009). Language Management. Cambridge UK: Cambridge University Press.
- McCarty, T. L., and May, S. (2017). (Eds.), Language Policy and Political Issues in Education (Third Edition). Cham Switzerland: Springer International Publishing AG.
- Spolsky, B. (2021). Rethinking Language Policy. Edinburgh UK: Edinburgh University Press.
- Bierman, K.L., & Sheridan, S.M. (2022). (Ed.), Family-School Partnerships During the Early School Years: Advancing Science to Influence Practice. Cham Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
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- Ambrose, S.A., Bridges, M.W., DiPietro, M., Lovett, M.C., & Norman, M.K. (2010). How Learning Works: Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching. San Francisco USA: Jossey-Bass.
- Brown, P.C., Roediger III, H.L., & McDaniel, M.A. (2014). Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning. Cambridge, Massachusetts USA: Harvard University Press.
- Doyle, T., & Zakrajsek, T. (2013). The New Science of Learning: How to Learn in Harmony with Your Brain. Sterling, Virginia USA: Stylus Publishing.
- Sawyer, K. (2014). The Cambridge Handbook of the Learning Sciences. Cambridge UK: Cambridge University Press.
- Goodell, J., & Kolodner, J. (2023). Learning Engineering Toolkit: Evidence-Based Practices from the Learning Sciences, Instructional Design, and Beyond. New York USA: Routledge.
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- Trudgill, P. (2000). Sociolinguistics: an introduction to language and society. London UK: Penguin Books.
- Van Herk, G. (2017). What is Sociolinguistics?. Chichester UK: Wiley-Blackwell.
- Wardhaugh, R., & Fuller, J.M. (2021). An Introduction to Sociolinguistics. Chichester UK: Wiley Blackwell.
- Garrett, P. (2010). Attitudes to Language. New York USA: Cambridge University Press.
- Gorter, D. (2006). (Ed.), Linguistic Landscape: A New Approach to Multilingualism. Clevedon UK: Routledge.
- Gorter, D., Marten, H.F., & Mensel, L.V. (2012). (Eds.), Minority Languages in the Linguistic Landscape. Basingstoke UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Holmes, J., & Wilson, N. (2022). An Introduction to Sociolinguistics. Abingdon UK: Routledge.
- Krompák, E., Fernández-Mallat, V., & Meyer, S. (2022). (Eds.), Linguistic Landscapes and Educational Spaces. Bristol UK: Multilingual Matters.
- Llamas, C., Mullany, L., and Stockwell, P. (2007). (Eds.), The Routledge Companion to Sociolinguistics. Abingdon UK: Routledge.
- Melo-Pfeifer, S. (2023). (Ed.), Linguistic Landscapes in Language and Teacher Education: Multilingual Teaching and Learning Inside and Beyond the Classroom. Cham Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
- Shohamy, E., & Gorter, D. (2009). (Eds.), Linguistic Landscape: Expanding the Scenery. New York USA: Routledge.
- Shohamy, E., Ben-Rafael, E., & Barni, M. (2010). (Eds.), Linguistic Landscape in the City. Bristol UK: Multilingual Matters.
- Burkette, A.P. (2015). Language and Material Culture. Philadelphia USA: John Benjamins Publishing Company.
- Byram, M. (2021). Teaching and Assessing Intercultural Communicative Competence (Revisited, Second Edition). Bristol UK: Multilingual Matters.
- Conerly, T.R., Holmes, K., & Tamang, A.L. (2021). Introduction to Sociology 3e. Houston USA: Rice University Open Stax. Retrieved from: https://openstax.org/details/books/introduction-sociology-3e.
- Deardorff, D.K. (2009). The SAGE Handbook of Intercultural Competence. Thousand Oaks USA: SAGE Publications Inc.
- Giddens, A., & Sutton, P.W. (2017). Essential Concepts in Sociology. Cambridge UK: Polity Press.
- Hasty, J., Lewis, D.G., & Snipes, M.M. (2022). Introduction to Anthropology. Houston USA: Rice University Open Stax. Retrieved from: https://openstax.org/details/books/introduction-anthropology.
- Sharifian, F. (2015). (Ed), The Routledge Handbook of Language and Culture. Abingdon UK: Routledge.
- Kroeber, A., & Kluckhohn, C. (1952). Culture: A Critical Review of Concepts and Definitions. Cambridge USA: Harvard University Press.
- Lantz-Deaton, C., & Golubeva, I. (2020). Intercultural Competence for College and University Students: A Global Guide for Employability and Social Change. Cham Switzerland: Springer.
- Longhurst, B., Smith, G., Bagnall, G., Crawford, G., Ogborn, M., Baldwin, E., & McCracken, S. (2008). Introducing Cultural Studies. Harlow UK: Pearson Education Ltd.
- Macionis, J.J. (2023). Sociology. Upper Saddle River USA: Pearson Education.
- Macionis, J.J. (2023). Society: The Basics. Hoboken USA: Pearson Education.
- Maine, F., & Vrikki, M. (2021). (Eds.), Dialogue for Intercultural Understanding: Placing Cultural Literacy at the Heart of Learning. Cham Switzerland: Springer.
- Stanlaw, J.M., Adachi, N., & Salzmann, Z. (2018). Language, Culture, and Society: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology. New York USA: Routledge.
- Williams, R. (2015). Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society. New York USA: Oxford University Press.
- Blust, R.A. (2013). The Austronesian languages (Revised Edition). Canberra Australia: Australian National University.
- Chen, P. (1999). Modern Chinese: History and Sociolinguistics. New York USA: Cambridge University Press.
- Maxwell, W.E. (1907). A Manual of the Malay Language. [Unknown]: Dodo Press.
- Ross, C., & Ma, J.S. (2006). Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide. Abingdon UK: Routledge.
- Shei, C. (2014). Understanding the Chinese Language: A comprehensive linguistic introduction. Abingdon UK: Routledge.
- Sun, C. (2009). Chinese: A Linguistic Introduction. New York USA: Cambridge University Press.
- Wang, W.S., and Sun, C. (2015). (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Chinese Linguistics. New York USA: Oxford University Press.
- Akmajian, A., Demers, R.A., Bickmore, L., Farmer, A.K., & Harnish, R.M. (2017). Linguistics: An Introduction to Language and Communication. Chichester UK: Wiley Blackwell.
- Anderson, C. (2018). Essentials of Linguistics. Hamilton Canada: BCcampus.
- Bauer, L. (2021). The Linguistics Student’s Handbook. Edinburgh UK: Edinburgh University Press.
- Burton, S., Dechaine, R., & Vatikiotis-Bateson, E. (2012). Linguistics for Dummies. Mississauga Canada: John Wiley & Sons Canada Ltd.
- Denham, K., & Lobeck, A. (2013). Linguistics for Everyone: An Introduction. Boston USA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning.
- Fasold, R., & Connor-Linton, J. (2006). An Introduction to Language and Linguistics. Cambridge UK: Cambridge University Press.
- Fromkin, V.A., Curtiss, S., Hayes, B.P., Hyams, N., Keating, P.A., Koopman, H., Munro, P., Sportiche, D., Stabler, E.P., Steriade, D., Stowell, T., & Szabolcsi, A. (2000). Linguistics: An Introduction to Linguistic Theory. Malden USA: Blackwell Publishers.
- O’Grady, W., Archibald, J., Aronoff, M., & Rees-Miller, J. (2017). Contemporary Linguistics: An Introduction. London: Longman.
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