This textbook explores the language of metaphor. Combining insights from relevance theory and functional linguistics, Goatley provides a powerful model for understanding how metaphors work in real communication.

A critical look at language policies, how they are implemented and the hidden agendas which often lie behind them, drawing on examples from the US and UK and showing what the consequences are for the people involved.

Provides an introduction to language teacher training and development for teachers and providers in pre-service and in-service programmes. This text outlines various theories of human learning and applies them to teacher education. It suggests a framework for planning pre-service and in-service programmes.