Shona Whyte

List of John Benjamins publications in which Shona Whyte is involved.

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60 Years of Applied Linguistics: Toward more engaged research

Edited by Grégory Miras, Isabel Colón de Carvajal, Nathalie Blanc and Shona Whyte

For sixty years, applied linguistics has stood at the crossroads of language and society, by meeting real-world needs. 60 Years of Applied Linguistics: Toward more engaged research offers a compelling reflection on the field’s evolution while calling for a renewed commitment to socially responsive,… read more

[AILA Applied Linguistics Series, 22] 2026. xvii, 204 pp. | open access

Articles (4) | Order by:

Blanc, Nathalie, Isabel Colón de Carvajal, Shona Whyte and Grégory Miras 2026 Introduction: Towards more engagement (even after) 60 years of Applied Linguistics 60 Years of Applied Linguistics: Toward more engaged research, Miras, Grégory, Isabel Colón de Carvajal, Nathalie Blanc and Shona Whyte (eds.), pp. 1–15 | Chapter

In this introduction, the four editors of the collective volume outline its origins and objectives. By tracing the history of AILA congresses through the archives of the International Association of Applied Linguistics, the introduction contextualizes and situates the 2023 AILA Congress held in… read more

Whyte, Shona and Diane Larsen-Freeman 2026 Chapter 7. ‘Real people’s concerns’: Paradigm shifts in Applied Linguistics through AILA 60 Years of Applied Linguistics: Toward more engaged research, Miras, Grégory, Isabel Colón de Carvajal, Nathalie Blanc and Shona Whyte (eds.), pp. 116–125 | Chapter

This article draws on written and oral exchanges between the authors in preparation for a video capsule series celebrating key figures in AILA history at the 2023 Lyon Congress. Diane Larsen-Freeman’s work on the nature of language and the learning and teaching of language needs no introduction:… read more

Whyte, Shona and Ciara R. Wigham 2025 Young learner autonomy in synchronous oral telecollaborative tasks: Participants, arena, and turns Language Teaching for Young Learners: Online-First Articles | Article

This study examines the potential of synchronous oral telecollaborative tasks to foster learner autonomy among young language learners. Previous research highlights both the language learning affordances of technology-mediated task-based language teaching and challenges for successful… read more

Whyte, Shona 2023 Chapter 5. La linguistique appliquée: Innovation in language learning/teaching research in France (1955–85) Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching: Historical perspectives, Smith, Richard and Tim Giesler (eds.), pp. 82–103 | Chapter

At the creation of the Association Internationale de Linguistique Appliquée (AILA) in 1964, the new field of applied linguistics was marked by international collaboration on second and foreign language teaching among linguists in the US, the UK, and France. Over six decades later, while applied… read more