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Language Awareness in Language Education
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Language Awareness in Language EducationLanguage Awareness in Language Education Selected papers originally presented at the International Language in Education Conference held at the University of Hong Kong, 14-16 December, 1994. ISBN 9628109022 , Issue date 1995
 
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Interpreting Communicative Language Teaching: Contexts and Concerns in Teacher Education
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Interpreting Communicative Language Teaching: Contexts and Concerns in Teacher Education

 This  book documents current reform initiatives in Japan, the United States, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and continental Europe to provide a global perspective on language teaching for communicative competence. Four major themes recur throughout the volume: the multifaceted nature of language teaching; the highly contextualized nature of CLT; the futility of defining a "native speaker" in the postcolonial, postmodern world; and the overwhelming influence of high-stakes tests on language teaching.

 
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Expression and Meaning: Studies in the Theory of Speech Acts
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Expression and Meaning: Studies in the Theory of Speech Acts

If your reading Jacques Derrida, esp. Limited Inc and Psyche this work along with Austin's How to do Things with Words are essential. These two books are the fundamental texts of Speech Act Theory. So if you want to find out about Locutions, Illocutionary Force and whatnot check out this text.

 

 
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Nabokov's Ada: The Place of Consciousness
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Nabokov's Ada: The Place of ConsciousnessNabokov's Ada: The Place of Consciousness

Brian Boyd's classic study explores the relationship between the obvious dazzle of Nabokov's style and the unsuspected depths of his thought before focusing on his richest and most surprising novel.
 
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Reading The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
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Reading The Adventures of Tom SawyerReading The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer remains one of the great coming of age stories—chronicling Tom's often mischievous adventures.
 
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