Preliminary Reading List for MA in Language and Cultural Diversity
Centre for Language, Discourse and Communication
King’s College London
The books listed below provide a background to your studies on the MA in Language
and Cultural Diversity, and will be supplemented by bibliographies provided by module
tutors during the year. Some of these titles will be referred to within particular modules,
though usually tutors suggest additional reading and supply lecture handouts and
materials as per module requirements. We hope that the list can provide a general
overview of the programme and some inspiration to keep you interested before you
arrive.
Discourse, text, interaction, identity
Ahearn, L. (2012) Living Language: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology New
York: Wiley-Blackwell. (A very readable introduction to contemporary work in this
field.)
Cameron, D. (2001) Working with Spoken Discourse London: Sage. (A good
introductory overview of different approaches to discourse analysis, together with
practical guidance on how to do studies of your own).
Coupland, N. & Jaworski, A. (eds) (2009) The New Sociolinguistics Reader
Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. (A comprehensive collection of important papers.)
Harris, R. & Rampton, B. (eds) (2003) The Language Ethnicity and Race Reader
London: Routledge. (A collection of papers that provides both a contemporary and
historical view).
Kramsch, C. (1998) Language and Culture Oxford: Oxford University Press. (A very
introductory but sound overview of key concepts.)
Working Papers in Urban Language & Literacies. At www.kcl.ac.uk/ldc (you could
look at these if you would like to see some of our research in this area)
Linguistics
Baker, M. (2010) Critical Readings in Translation Studies London: Routledge.
Baker, M. (1992) In Other Words: A Coursebook on Translation. London: Routledge.
Coulmas, F. (2005). Sociolinguistics: The study of speakers' choices. Cambridge: ambridge
University Press.
Evans, V, et al (eds.) (2007) The Cognitive Linguistics Reader London: Equinox.
Hall, C. J., Smith, P. H., & Wicaksono, R. (2011). Mapping Applied Linguistics: A guide
for students and practitioners. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge.
Jarvis, S, and Pavlenko, A. (Eds.) 2010. Crosslinguistic Influence in Language and
Cognition. London: Routledge.
Maybin, J., & Swann, J. (Eds.). (2010). The Routledge Comapnion to English Language
Studies. London Routledge.
Munday, J. (2008) Introducing Translation Studies. London: Routledge. (An
introductory reading with a range of theoretical approaches to translation)
Song, J. J. (2009) The Oxford Handbook of Linguistic Typology Oxford: Oxford
University Press.
Teaching and diversity
Blackledge, A. & Creese, A. (2010) Multilingualism, A Critical Perspective. London:
Continuum
Block, D. & D. Cameron (eds) (2001) Globalisation and Language Teaching London:
Routledge
Burns, A. (Ed.). (2005). Teaching English from a global perspective Alexandria, Virginia:
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc.
Cook, G. (2010). Translation in language teaching : an argument for reassessment.
Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Gass, S. & L. Selinker (2008) Second Language Acquisition. An Introductory Course. NY:
Lawrence Erlbaum
Harris, R & B. Rampton (eds.) (2003) The Language, Ethnicity & Race Reader London:
Routledge
Harwood, N. (2010) English Language Teaching Materials. Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press (A book on EAP/ESOL which contains a very useful chapter by Chris
Tribble).
Hawkins, M. R. (2004). Language learning and teacher education : a sociocultural
approach Clevedon: Multilingual Matters.
Heller, M. (ed.) (2007) Bilingualism: A social approach Basingstoke: Palgrave
Macmillan.
Leung, C., & Creese, A. (Eds.). (2010). English as an additional language: Approaches to
teaching linguistic minority students. London: Sage, in association with National
Association for Language Development in the Curriculum.
Leung, C., & Street, B. (Eds.). (2012). English: A changing medium for education.
Bristol: Multilingual Matters.
Li, W. (2011) The Routledge Applied Linguistics Reader London: Routledge.