Brian Paltridge is Professor of TESOL at the University of Sydney, Australia. He has served as editor for the journals English for Specific Purposes and TESOL Quarterly. Matthew T. Prior is Associate Professor of English (Applied Linguistics, Linguistics, and TESOL) at Arizona State University, USA. He has edited several volumes and journal special issues. Most recently, he served as associate editor of Research Methods in Applied Linguistics, which he helped launch.
"""The volume by Brian Paltridge and Matthew T. Prior offers to the field contemporary perspectives on the theoretical and methodological power of discourse analytic approaches in furthering understandings of second language learning, teaching, and use in a wide range of contexts. Novice and seasoned researchers alike will find the chapters eminently useful."" Joan Kelly Hall, Professor Emerita of Applied Linguistics, The Pennsylvania State University, USA"