Linguistics at School : Language Awareness in Primary and Secondary Education.

Shows how linguistics can be integrated into school curricula, presenting research and practice in the field of language within education.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Denham, Kristin E., 1967-
Other Authors:	Lobeck, Anne C.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Leiden : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Subjects:	Language and education. Language arts (Primary) Language arts (Secondary) Linguistics > Study and teaching (Primary) Linguistics > Study and teaching (Secondary) Language arts (Elementary) Language and education
Online Access:	Click for online access

Table of Contents:

Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Notes on contributors; Foreword: The challenge for education; Introduction; The need to bridge theory and practice; Some roadblocks; The importance of an eclectic approach; A call to action; Part I Linguistics from the top down: encouraging institutional change; Introduction to Part I; 1 Ideologies of language, art, and science; 2 Bringing linguistics into the school curriculum: not one less; 3 How linguistics has influenced schools in England; 4 Supporting the teaching of knowledge about language in Scottish schools.
5 Envisioning linguistics in secondary education: an Australian exemplar6 Linguistics and educational standards: the California experience; 7 Developing sociolinguistic curricula that help teachers meet standards; 8 Linguistic development in children's writing: changing classroom pedagogies; Part II Linguistics from the bottom up: encouraging classroom change; Introduction to Part II; 9 From cold shoulder to funded welcome: lessons from the trenches of.

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