What is Jeannette Littlemore?
'''Jeannette Littlemore''' studies [[applied linguistics]] in the English Language department at the [[University of Birmingham]]. She earned her [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in European Studies at the [[University of Bradford]] in 1989, [[Master of Arts]] in Applied Linguistics and [[English Language Teaching]] at the [[University of East Anglia]] in 1993, and [[PhD]] in English Language Teaching at [[Thames Valley University]] in 1998. She has taught in [[Spain]], [[Japan]], [[Belgium]], and the UK.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/cels/littlemore-jeannette.aspx |title=University of Birmingham Staff |access-date=2013-08-15 }}</ref> One of her research interests is the use of [[metaphor]] and [[gesture]]s. == Books == * ''Figurative Thinking and Foreign Language Learning''. Co-author Low, G. Palgrave Macmillan. (2006). * ''Applying Cognitive Linguistics to Second Language Learning and Teaching''. Palgrave Macmillan. (2009). * ''Doing Applied Linguistics''. Co-author Groom, N. Routledge. (2011) * ''Metonymy: Hidden Shortcuts in Language, Thought and Communication''. Cambridge University Press. (2015) == Related pages == [[List of women linguists]] == Other websites == * [http://vimeo.com/17025744 An Interview with Jeannette Littlemore] == References == {{Reflist}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Littlemore, Jeannette}} [[Category:Bilingualism and second language acquisition researchers]] [[Category:British linguists]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]] [[Category:Alumni of the University of East Anglia]]