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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Henry George Widdowson is a British linguist and an authority in the field of applied linguistics and language teaching, specifically English language learning and teaching. Career He gained a PhD in Linguistics from the University of Edinburgh in 1973.
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Published Works
- Teaching language as communication (1979) (1937)
- The Ownership of English (1994) (1057)
- 语言教学面面观 = Aspects of language teaching (1990) (947)
- Learning purpose and language use (1983) (745)
- Explorations in Applied Linguistics (1979) (615)
- Stylistics and the teaching of literature (1975) (478)
- On the limitations of linguistics applied (2000) (443)
- Text, Context, Pretext : Critical Issues in Discourse Analysis (2004) (433)
- Discourse analysis: a critical view (1995) (428)
- Context, Community, and Authentic Language* (1998) (350)
- Knowledge of Language and Ability for Use (1989) (281)
- EIL, ESL, EFL: Global Issues and Local Interests. (1997) (267)
- English in the world : teaching and learning the language and literatures (1987) (247)
- REVIEW ARTICLE The Theory and Practice of Critical Discourse Analysis (1998) (246)
- Principle and Practice in Applied Linguistics: Studies in Honour of H. G. Widdowson (1995) (235)
- Defining Issues in English Language Teaching (2003) (212)
- TEACHING THE COMMUNICATIVE USE OF ENGLISH (1974) (160)
- The Teaching of English as Communication. (1972) (148)
- Reply to Fairclough: Discourse and interpretation: conjectures and refutations (1996) (142)
- ELF and the inconvenience of established concepts (2012) (112)
- Communication and Community: The Pragmatics of ESP. (1998) (100)
- Skills, Abilities, and Contexts of Reality (1998) (86)
- Comment: authenticity and autonomy in ELT (1996) (82)
- Handbook of Foreign Language Communication and Learning (2009) (81)
- MODELS AND FICTIONS (1980) (70)
- The roles of teacher and learner (1987) (65)
- ELT and EL Teachers: matters arising (1992) (65)
- Innovation in Teacher Development (1992) (64)
- Practical Stylistics: An Approach to Poetry (1992) (54)
- 实用文体学 = Practical stylistics (1999) (54)
- ELF and the pragmatics of language variation (2015) (54)
- Talking shopH. G. Widdowson on literature and ELT (1983) (53)
- Proper words in proper places (1993) (40)
- EIL: Squaring the circles. A reply (1998) (39)
- OBJECT LANGUAGE AND THE LANGUAGE SUBJECT: ON THE MEDIATING ROLE OF APPLIED LINGUISTICS (2000) (33)
- An applied linguistic approach to discourse analysis (1973) (30)
- Coherence in summary : The contexts of appropriate discourse (1999) (28)
- Discourse in Action (1980) (26)
- The incentive value of theory in teacher education1 (1984) (26)
- ELF and EFL: what's the difference? Comments on Michael Swan (2013) (25)
- The monolingual teaching and bilingual learning of English (2001) (24)
- Language teaching: defining the subject (2002) (24)
- Approaches to Second Language Teacher Education (1997) (24)
- Chapter 1. Applied Linguistics, Interdisciplinarity, and Disparate Realities (2005) (23)
- AUTHENTICITY AND AUTONOMY IN ELT (1996) (22)
- Critical practices: on representation and the interpretation of text (2014) (22)
- The Significance of Simplification (1978) (20)
- An Approach to the Teaching of Scientific English Discourse (1974) (20)
- Against dogma: A reply to Michael Swan (1985) (19)
- Applied linguistics and interdisciplinarity (2006) (19)
- English in physical science (1974) (17)
- 1. Closing the Gap, Changing the Subject (2011) (17)
- 应用语言学的原理与实践 = Principles & practice in applied linguistics (1999) (17)
- Literary and Scientific Uses of English. (1974) (17)
- CONCEPTUAL AND COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTIONS IN WRITTEN DISCOURSE (1980) (16)
- Language Creativity and the Poetic Function. A Response to Swann and Maybin (2007) (2007) (16)
- The cultural and creative use of English as a Lingua Franca (2017) (16)
- Communicative language testing: The art of the possible (2001) (15)
- Text and Discourse (2008) (15)
- The use of grammar, the grammar of use (1997) (14)
- House Work and Student Work: A Study in Cross-cultural Understanding (2003) (12)
- Competence and Capability: Rethinking the Subject English (2015) (12)
- ‘So the Meaning Escapes’: On Literature and the Representation of Linguistic Realities (2003) (11)
- Retuning, calling the tune, and paying the piper: a reaction to Rampton (1998) (11)
- Scoring points by critical analysis: A reaction to Beaugrande (2001) (10)
- J.R. Firth, 1957, Papers in Linguistics 1934–51 (2007) (9)
- The Role of Translation in Language Learning and Teaching (2014) (9)
- The Partiality and Relevance of Linguistic Descriptions (1979) (9)
- Competence, capability and virtual language (2017) (9)
- Verbal art and social practice: a reply to Weber (2002) (9)
- Forum. Interpretations and correlations: a reply to Stubbs (2001) (8)
- Contradiction and conviction: a reaction to O'Regan (2015) (7)
- On the Subject of English (2019) (6)
- The Acquisition and Use of Language System (1979) (6)
- Critical Discourse Analysis (2008) (6)
- Disciplinarity and Disparity in Applied Linguistics (2019) (6)
- Historical perspectives on ELF (2017) (6)
- Coming to terms with reality (2008) (6)
- Un‐applied linguistics and communicative language teaching (2007) (5)
- The novel features of text. Corpus analysis and stylistics (2008) (5)
- Communication, community, and the problem of appropriate use (1993) (5)
- Response 1: Applied linguistics as transdisciplinary practice: What’s in a prefix? (2018) (5)
- Aspects of Language Learning (1993) (5)
- Linguistics, language teaching objectives and the language learning process (2020) (4)
- POA and Issues of Pedagogic Principle (2018) (4)
- Positions and oppositions: hedgehogs and foxes (1998) (4)
- What Do We Really Mean by ELF-Informed Pedagogy? An Enquiry into Converging Themes (2019) (4)
- Thoughts on independent English (2017) (4)
- ELF, adaptive variability and virtual language (2016) (4)
- Perspectives on communicative language teaching: syllabus design and methodology (1993) (4)
- Language Study and Language Learning (1992) (3)
- Creativity in English (2019) (3)
- Old song that will not declare itself: on poetry and the imprecision of meaning (1994) (3)
- Reference and Representation as Modes of Meaning (1983) (3)
- Creative capability : Rethinking the subject English (2012) (2)
- Reflections on World Englishes (2006) (2)
- Text and Corpus Analysis (2008) (2)
- ELF and ESP: pretexts and purposes (2004) (2)
- The significance of poetry (2016) (2)
- Description du langage scientifique (Description of Scientific Language). (1977) (2)
- English Studies Series 8 : Language Teaching Texts (1971) (2)
- English beyond the pale: the language of outsiders (2021) (2)
- The elusive concept of culture (2020) (1)
- Text and Grammar (2008) (1)
- Approach and Method (2008) (1)
- The context of the classroom (1997) (1)
- Language teaching texts : a manual for teachers (1971) (1)
- Forty years on (1986) (1)
- English studies series 8 : languages teaching texts / H.G. Widdowson (1971) (1)
- REPRESENTATIONS IN PROSE: SETTING THE SCENE (2004) (1)
- Analysis and Interpretation (2008) (1)
- Context and Co‐Text (2008) (1)
- Positions and perspectives: a partial response (1999) (1)
- Christopher Brumfit, 1940-2006 (2006) (1)
- The stylistic intersection : On an integrated course in language and literature (2000) (1)
- Coherence in Summary (1999) (1)
- Literature as subject and discipline (2014) (0)
- A Case for Comparative Literature (1968) (0)
- Aims and perspectives (2014) (0)
- Research perspectives on ELF (2020) (0)
- Discourse analysis, interpretative procedure and communicative language teaching (1976) (0)
- In memoriam Pit Corder (1990) (0)
- H.G. Widdowson, 2004, Text, Context, Pretext (2005) (0)
- Webinar on the subject of English and applied linguistics (2022) (0)
- World Englishes and the Teaching of Writing (2009) (0)
- The pragmatics of ELF variation (Theories and Practice of ELF) (2015) (0)
- The language subject: Linguistic features and literary effects (2001) (0)
- The virtue of the vernacular (2003) (0)
- RECENT TRENDS IN READING PEDAGOGY (2015) (0)
- The Marketing of Academic Expertise (2011) (0)
- Tribute to Willis Edmondson (2010) (0)
- The virtue of the vernacular: On intervention in linguistic affairs (2003) (0)
- The Creative Use of Sentences. (1990) (0)
- Plenary Speech: Linguistics Expertise and Language Experience: Applied Linguistics and English Teaching (2018) (0)
- The Hornby legacy (2012) (0)
- APL volume 10 Cover and Front matter (1989) (0)
- УДК 378.147 COMMUNICATIVE FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING OF FUTURE ENGINEERS (2017) (0)
- On the applicability of empirical findings (2013) (0)
- A response to Phillipson (2021) (0)
- Chapter IV: The Place of Languages in the Precollegiate Humanities Curriculum (1984) (0)
- Plural Englishes and English as Language Resource (2022) (0)
- Discourse Analysis (2022) (0)
- Stylistics and the teaching of literature / H.G. Widdowson (1975) (0)
- Stylistic analysis and literary appreciation (2014) (0)
- On the deviance of literary discourse (2020) (0)
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