Language and Literacy (RLE Linguistics C: Applied Linguistics) - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Language and Literacy (RLE Linguistics C: Applied Linguistics) write by Michael Stubbs. This book was released on 2014-01-10. Language and Literacy (RLE Linguistics C: Applied Linguistics) available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Despite a vast amount of study, literacy is still a very confused topic, which requires the integration of findings from different areas. Reading and writing are psychological skills, but they are also linguistic skills (since people read and write meaningful language) and social skills (since written language serves particular functions in different societies). In this book Michael Stubbs provides a basis for a sociolinguistic theory of literacy. He believes that a systematic theory of literacy must be based on an understanding of a number of factors, such as the relationship between written and spoken language, including how English spelling works and how it is related to spoken English. Also of paramount importance are the social, educational and technological pressures on written language, which are particularly powerful in the case of an international language like English; the social and communicative functions which written language serves – largely administrative and intellectual functions; and the variability of spoken language and the relative uniformity of written language. The book also discusses the arguments behind deprivation theory as an explanation of educational failure. Reading failure is not well understood, but the author stresses that a vital element is the attitude of teachers towards the child’s language. He emphasizes that it is important that teachers should understand as much as possible about the relationship between written language and the child’s spoken language. Such understanding, he argues, can only increase tolerance of regional, social and ethnic diversity in language.
Applied Linguistics and Language Learning
Applied Linguistics and Language Learning - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Applied Linguistics and Language Learning write by William Arthur Bennett. This book was released on 1974. Applied Linguistics and Language Learning available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Sociolinguistics Today (RLE Linguistics C: Applied Linguistics)
Sociolinguistics Today (RLE Linguistics C: Applied Linguistics) - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Sociolinguistics Today (RLE Linguistics C: Applied Linguistics) write by Kingsley Bolton. This book was released on 2014-01-10. Sociolinguistics Today (RLE Linguistics C: Applied Linguistics) available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This collection of essays developed out of a conference held in Hong Kong in 1988. The aim was to provide a forum for an exchange of views between academics working within the field of sociolinguistics, in particular between those working in the West and those working in the East. Sociolinguistics Today has taken this aim a step further to produce an overview of contemporary research into sociolinguistics worldwide. The book contains articles by acknowledged leaders in the study of language and society, and the presence of sociolinguists working in Asia provides a new and exciting challenge to the hitherto western-dominated field. The comprehensive study of Asian sociolinguistics is unique and engages with the non-Asian contributions to great effect. The range of contributors reinforces the international emphasis of the book.
The Handbook of Applied Linguistics
The Handbook of Applied Linguistics - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Handbook of Applied Linguistics write by Alan Davies. This book was released on 2008-04-15. The Handbook of Applied Linguistics available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Handbook of Applied Linguistics is a collection of newly commissioned articles that provide a comprehensive and up-to-date picture of the field of Applied Linguistics. Provides a comprehensive and current picture of the field of Applied Linguistics. Contains 32 newly commissioned articles that examine both the applications of linguistics to language data and the use of real world language to ameliorate social problems. Valuable resource for students and researchers in applied linguistics, language teaching, and second language acquisition. Presents applied linguistics as an independent discipline that unifies practical experience and theoretical understanding of language development and language in use.
The Handbook of Educational Linguistics
The Handbook of Educational Linguistics - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Handbook of Educational Linguistics write by Bernard Spolsky. This book was released on 2008-04-15. The Handbook of Educational Linguistics available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Handbook of Educational Linguistics is a dynamic, scientifically grounded overview revealing the complexity of this growing field while remaining accessible for students, researchers, language educators, curriculum developers, and educational policy makers. A single volume overview of educational linguistics, written by leading specialists in its many relevant fields Takes into account the diverse theoretical foundations, core themes, major findings, and practical applications of educational linguistics Highlights the multidisciplinary reach of educational linguistics Reflects the complexity of this growing field, whilst remaining accessible to a wide audience
