Applied Linguistics Review / 2011 2 / Applied Linguistics Review. 2011 2

The Applied Linguistics Review (ALR) is a peer reviewed annual publication. It serves as a testing ground for the articulation of original ideas and approaches in the study of real-world issues in which language plays a crucial role, by bringing together new empirical and theoretical research and critical reflections of current debates. The issues dealt with in ALR range from aspects of the linguistic and communicative competence of the individual such as bilingualism and multilingualism, first or second language acquisition, literacy, language disorders, to language and communication related problems in and between societies such as linguistic discrimination, language conflict, communication in the workplace, language policy and language planning, and language ideology. The Applied Linguistics Review features contributions from scholars world-wide. EditorLi WeiDepartment of Applied Linguistics & CommunicationUniversity of London, Birkbeck College26 Russell Square, BloomsburyLondon WC1B 5DQUKE-mail: li.wei@bbk.ac.uk Associate EditorsDavid Block, University of London, Institute of Education Bencie Woll, University College London Itesh Sachdev, University of London, SOAS International Advisory BoardKeiko Abe, Kyoritsu Women's University, JapanKingsley Bolton, City University of Hong Kong, ChinaVivian Cook, Newcastle University, UKDonna Christian, Center for Applied Linguistics, USAAnnick De Houwer, University of Erfurt, GermanyPatricia Duff, University of British Columbia, CanadaDiana Eades, University of New England, AustraliaYihong Gao, Beijing University, ChinaOfelia Garcia, City University of New York Graduate Center, USASusan Gass, University of Michigan, USAFred Genesee, McGill University, CanadaNancy Hornberger, University of Pennsylvania, USAAlex Housen, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, BelgiumAndy Kirkpatrick, Hong Kong Institute of Education, ChinaClaire Kramsch, University of California, Berkeley, USAMayouf Ali Mayouf, University of Sebha, LibyaTim McNamara,