《纽南应用语言学自选集》这本自选集中的这20篇文章分为两大部分：实证研究和课程开发与课程设计，反映了他从1987年至2005年近20年的研究兴趣和成果。

第一部分收录了11篇论文，围绕着两个不同的课题：课堂互动和学习者策略，关注的焦点是“以学习者为中心”、“学习者的声音”、“学习者在学习过程中的作用”等主题以及它们在课堂教学中的体现；第二部分收录了9篇文章，前5篇文章从不同的角度探讨课程开发的原则，包括合作方法、交际任务、综合大纲、以学习者为中心等。

本丛书收录了世界知名应用语言学家的学术论文，是国内首次以国际著名应用语言学家为主线的自选集。入选文章多散见于国际学术期刊，且时间跨度很大，读者不易寻得。自选集展示了作者在应用语言学方面的研究脉络，汇集成丛书，是应用语言学研究不可多得的资料。《纽南应用语言学自选集》读者对象为英语教师、英语专业研究生、本科生等，可作为其从事科研、撰写论文的参考文献。

《纽南应用语言学自选集》为纽南(David Nunan)教授应用语言学研究的论文精选，凝聚了纽南教授近四十年来教学与研究的心得，体现了他在本领域所作出的杰出贡献。

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Preface: David Nunan on the Knife's Edge

An Academic Autobiography

Part Ⅰ Empirical Studies

 Methods in Second Language Classroom-Oriented Research: A Critical Review

 Issues in Second Language Acquisition Research: Examining Substance and Procedure

 Communicative Language Teaching: Making It Work

 Sociocultural Aspects of Second Language Acquisition

 Hidden Voices: Insiders' Perspectives on Classroom Interaction

 A Foot in the World of Ideas: Graduate Study Through the Intemet

 Action Research and Professional Growth

 Seven Hypotheses About Language Teaching and Learning

 Learner Strategy Training in the Classroom: An Action Research Study

 Does Learner Strategy Training Make a Difference?

 Learner Narratives in Research and Teaching

Part Ⅱ Curriculum Development and Design

 Toward a Collaborative Approach to Curriculum Development: A Case Study

 Communicative Tasks and the Language Curriculum

 Syllabus Design

 Closing the Gap Between Learning and Instruction

 The Learner-Centered Curriculum Revisited

 Styles and Strategies in the Language Classroom

 What is Task-Based Language Teaching?

 From the Traditional to the Contemporary in Second Language Teaching and Learning

 Standards-Based Approaches to the Evaluation of ESL Instruction

List of Publications