| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 278 pages) |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: 1. Linguistics and education in multilingual America / John Baugh -- 2. Embracing diversity through the understanding of pragmatics / Jin Sook Lee -- 3. Growing up shifting : immigrant children, their families, and the schools / Susan Meredith Burt / Hua Yang -- 4. Language and gender matters in the classroom / Kathryn A. Remlinger -- 5. "My teacher says ...," mastery of English and the Creole learner / Alicia Beckford Wassink -- 6. relevance of linguistic analysis to the role of teachers as decision makers / Jean Ann / Long Peng -- 7. positive sign : an overview of the benefits of signing in the classroom / Lynn S. Mancini -- 8. critical approach to standard English / Anne Lobeck -- 9. Bilingualism : myths and realities / Patricia MacGregor-Mendoza -- 10. Spanish maintenance and English literacy : Mexican-descent children's Spanish and English narratives / Robert Bayley / Sandra R. Schecter -- 11. Spelling stories : a way to teach the history of English / Anne Curzan -- 12. Teaching students about language change, language endangerment, and language death / Kristin Denham -- 13. Language as a reflection of our social and physical world : what students can learn from metaphor / Janet M.D. Higgins -- 14. Contrastive analysis and codeswitching : how and why to use the vernacular to teach standard English / Rebecca S. Wheeler -- 15. English LIVEs : language in variation exercises for today's classrooms / Kirk Hazen -- 16. Developing savvy writers by analyzing grammar rants / Patricia A. Dunn / Kenneth Lindblom -- 17. Linguistics as a tool in teaching fiction writing / Donna Jo Napoli -- 18. Applications of corpus linguistics in the English language classroom / Tony T.N. Hung -- 19. English Gairaigo : learning about language structure from the margins of Japanese / Anca M. Nemoianu |
| Summary |
This book asks: What aspects of linguistic knowledge are most useful for teachers to know? What kinds of activities and projects are most effective in introducing those aspects of linguistic knowledge to K-12 students? The volume focuses on how basic linguistic knowledge can inform teachers' approaches to language issues |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Language arts.
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English language -- Study and teaching.
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Language and education.
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English teachers -- Training of.
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Linguistics -- Study and teaching (Higher)
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EDUCATION -- Elementary.
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English language -- Study and teaching
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English teachers -- Training of
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Language and education
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Language arts
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Linguistics -- Study and teaching (Higher)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Denham, Kristin E., 1967-
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Lobeck, Anne C
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| ISBN |
1410613216 |
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9781410613219 |
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