Language diversity in the classroom
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Language diversity in the classroom
（Bilingual education and bilingualism / series editors, Colin Baker and Nancy Hornberger）
Multilingual Matters, c2010
- : pbk
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Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-334) and index
Contents of Works
- Discourse analysis and its discontents
- Disadvantage : a brief overview
- Disadvantage : the genetic case
- Disadvantage : the environmental case
- The language debate
- The persistence of linguistic deficit
- Evaluative reactions to the language of disadvantage
- Black English as Ebonics
- 'Foreign' languages in the classroom
- Multiculturalism and multicultural education
- Bilingualism : a very brief overview
- Bilingual education
- A concluding statement
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book provides comprehensive coverage of language contact in classroom settings. A thorough analysis of the sources and implications of social "disadvantage" is presented first, since the nonstandard dialects that children bring with them to school - and the unfavourable perceptions of these dialects - have traditionally given rise to educational difficulties. The persistence of these perceptions is particularly highlighted. More general issues surrounding the range and implications of language attitudes are dealt with, as is the important "test case" of Black English. The book also discusses foreign-language teaching and learning, as well as the assumptions and intentions underpinning bilingual and multicultural education. Given its breadth and its style, this book should be of interest and value to all teachers, as well as to students and researchers concerned with any aspect of the social life of language.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Discourse Analysis and its Discontents
Chapter 3: Disadvantage: A Brief Overview
Chapter 4: Disadvantage: The Genetic Case
Chapter 5: Disadvantage: The Environmental Case
Chapter 6: The Language Debate
Chapter 7: The Persistence of Linguistic Deficit
Chapter 8: Evaluative Reactions to the Language of Disadvantage
Chapter 9: Black English as Ebonics
Chapter 10: 'Foreign' Languages in the Classroom
Chapter 11: Multiculturalism and Multicultural Education
Chapter 12: Bilingualism: A Very Brief Overview
Chapter 13: Bilingual Education
Chapter 14: A Concluding Statement
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