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Adam Brandt interviews Dr Alan Firth
Adam Brandt, PhD student, Newcastle University
Research interests: Social interaction; second language interaction; conversation analysis
Dr Alan Firth, Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics, Newcastle University
Research interests: Spoken discourse and social interaction; second/foreign language use and learning; institutional interactions
In this interview, Alan Firth talks about:
- how he became interested in Applied Linguistics
- his seminal paper, written with Johannes Wagner: 'On discourse, communication and (some) fundamental concepts in SLA research', The Modern Language Journal, 81/3, 285–300
- future directions for Applied Linguistics research
- using research to make 'real-world' changes
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