摘要：This short, introductory paper presents an up-to-date account of works within the field of Applied
Linguistics which have been influenced by a Conversation Analytic paradigm. The article reviews recent studies
in classroom interaction, materials development, proficiency assessment and language teacher education. We
believe that the publication of such a special journal issue is timely, since Conversation Analysis has been one of
the most influential methodologies in recent Applied Linguistic research, as can be seen by the growing number
of publications appearing in various journals.
关键词：Conversation Analysis; Applied Linguistics; language learning and teaching; classroom interaction;;
language teacher education; materials development; language proficiency assessment
