Language and Education: Learning and Teaching in Society

by Jonathan J. Webster, Ruqaiya Hasan, Jonathan Webster, et al.

Book Overview

The last two decades have seen a good deal of work in educational linguistics, which has created a deeper understanding of how language works in different varieties of discourse and what a teacher needs to know for engaging successfully in language education. In this sense, the focus has been largely on instructional discourse - i.e., what is to be taught. The chapters of this book attempt to widen the field by focussing on who is being taught...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1904768385
• ISBN13: 9781904768388
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Equinox Publishing (UK)
• Length: 428 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"