Vivian Cook
Professor of Applied Linguistics: Newcastle University (contract ends 2010)
Joint Editor: Writing Systems Research
Vivian Cook is chiefly known for L2 learning research, in particular multi-competence, for his book on Universal Grammar, and for a popular book on spelling. Founder and first President of EUROSLA. e-mail: Vivian.Cook@ncl.ac.uk

Websites

 Writing System  Multi-competence  Second Language Topics  Words  Spelling tests  SLABIB (Second Language Acquisition Bibliography) 

Courses

Core SLA Issues   English Writing System   Second Language Learning & Language Teaching (support materials for the book) 

Other

 Languages list  Linguistics Glossary  Publication List   Obscure writing (old and new) 

Recent  books

(2005) with B. Bassetti (eds.), Second Language Writing Systems, Multilingual Matters
(2007) with M. Newson, Chomsky's Universal Grammar: an Introduction, Blackwell's. 3rd ed.
(2008) Second Language Learning and Language Teaching, Hodder Educational, 4th ed.
(2009) with Li Wei (eds), Contemporary Applied Linguistics, Continuum

When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights, are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, extreme materialism, and militarism are incapable of being conquered. Martin Luther King, Beyond Vietnam, 4th April 1967