Foreign language education has not been established as an independent academic discipline since the theoretical framework and the corresponding research methodology had not been adequately studied so that the concept was misinterpreted as part of applied linguistics. The reason for this misinterpretation is that relevant knowledge background in terms of curriculum and instruction, educational research methodology, research approaches and theories in applied linguistics was not fully developed to nurture such an independent academic discipline as foreign language education. Many years of...

This textbook is compiled for students to learn how to write academic papers or simply finish all the school assignments in order to obtain an academic degree: bachelor, master or PhD. If the context is in a non-English speaking region, the textbook is helpful for English learning, especially reading and writing, as well as speaking and listening since the textbook provides an approach to get access to the English world by presenting the linguistic features and contents in educational, professional and academic contexts. By mastering the knowledge constructed in this textbook, students may be...