David Wood
Professor
Linguistics and Language Studies
Carleton University
Canada
Biography
David Wood has worked in applied linguistics, teacher education, and teaching English as a second language (ESL) and English for academic purposes (EAP), in Canada and abroad. His ESL experience includes work in Greece and in community programs and universities in Canada and he has taught applied linguistics and teacher education at University of Victoria, University of Ottawa, Naruto University of Education (Japan), Algonquin College, Kyoto Sangyo University, and Carleton University. He has also been a consultant in curriculum and assessment for the government of Ontario and the federal government of Canada. He has published and presented extensively on language teaching and acquisition, spoken language, fluency, and formulaic language, and authored an EAP textbook and several volumes on formulaic language. His research interests include formulaic language and phraseology, speech fluency acquisition, and teacher education. He is currently Director of the School of Linguistics and Language Studies.
Research Interest
Formulaic language Acquisition of speech fluency Teacher education
Publications
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Wood, D. (Ed.) (2010). Perspectives on formulaic language in acquisition and communication. London/New York: Continuum.
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Wood, D. (2010). Formulaic language and second language speech fluency: Background, evidence, and classroom applications. London/New York: Continuum.
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Wood, D. (2015). Fundamentals of formulaic language: An introduction. London/New York: Bloomsbury.
