Encyclopedia of Language and Education - by Leo Van Lier & P Corson (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Introduction; L. van Lier. Part One: Historical and Theoretical Issues. 1. Language Awareness and Knowledge about Language: An Overview; A. van Essen. 2. Pedagogical Grammar: From Prescriptive to Descriptive; J. Walmsley. 3. The History of Language Awareness in the UK; G. Donmall-Hicks. 4. The Theory and Practice of Argument in Education; P. Costello. Part Two: Knowledge about Language and the Langauge Learner. 5. Metalinguistic Development in First-Language Acquisition; J.-E. Gombert. 6. Phonological Awareness and Learning to Read; T. Nicholson. 7. Language Awareness and Learning Styles; S. Jones. Part Three: Knowledge about Language, the Curriculum and the Classroom. 8. Whole Language: The Whole Story; K. Goodman. 9. Language Awareness at the International High School; A. de Fazio. 10. Task-Based Grammar Work in Second Language Classes; R. Ellis. 11. Language Awareness and Translation; P. Zabalbeascoa. 12. Language Awareness and Language Switching; S. Papaeftyhmiou-Lytra. 13. Morphological Awareness and the Second Language Learner; D. Sandra. 14. Literacy and Genre; A. Freedman, P. Richardson. 15. Esperanto and Language Awareness; M. Fettes. Part Four: Teacher Development. 16. The Teacher as Educational Linguist; C. Brumfit. 17. Fostering Language Awareness through In-Service Teacher Education; T. Wright, R. Bolitho. 18. Awareness Raising about Classroom Interaction; A. Tsui. 19. Assessors' Language Awareness in the Evaluation of Academic Writing; B. Maylath. 20. The Teaching, Learning and Assessment of Argument; S. Mitchell. Part Five: Critical Language Awareness. 21. Critical Discourse Analysis and Educational Change; R. Clark, R. Ivanic. 22. Awareness of Non-Standard Varieties in the Schools; D. Corson. 23. The Role of Language Awareness in Critical Pedagogy; C.A. Wallace. 24. Language Awareness, Power, and Administrator/Teacher Discourse; D. Waite. 25. The Commodification of Classroom Discourse in Postmodern Contexts; S. Wortham. 26. Language Use and Awareness in the Multicultural Work Place; K. Malcolm. Index.