Cambridge Scholars Publishing From Linguistic Theory to the Classroom: A Practical Guide and Case Study

This book shows how linguistic research can be used in foreign language teaching. It suggests that it should first be applied to second language acquisition studies, and then carried into the classroom. The text provides a practical case study that follows cognitive linguistic studies as they were applied and eventually used to teach phrasal verbs in EFL settings. It is recommended for aspiring foreign language educators who are interested in language, as it teaches them how to follow their interests and turn them into research that they can use in graduate school. It is also recommended for linguistic researchers who want to use their findings practically and educators who want to know what linguistics can offer the classroom. About the Author Ryan Spring received his BA from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and his MA and PhD from the Graduate School of International Culture Studies of Tohoku University, Japan. He is currently an Associate Professor at the Institute for Excellence in Higher Education at Tohoku University. He has published over 30 academic papers in journals such as Cognitive Linguistics and Foreign Language Annals, and is the Vice-president of the East Japan branch of the Association for Teaching English through Multimedia. His research interests include cognitive linguistics, educational applications of linguistics, project based language learning, and objective measurements of foreign language production.