Synopses & Reviews
This text provides an introduction to the field of sociolinguistics for second and foreign language teachers. This book provides an introduction to the field of sociolinguistics for second and foreign language teachers. Chapters cover the basic areas of sociolinguistics, including regional and social variations in dialects, language and gender, World English, and intercultural communication. Each chapter has been specially written for this collection by an individual who has done extensive research on the topic explored. This is the first introductory text to address explicitly the pedagogical implications of current theory and research in sociolinguistics. The book will also be of interest to any teachers with students from linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Review
'... like companion volumes in the Cambridge Applied Linguistics series, it is readable without over-simplifying detailed arguments ... One of the aspects I particularly like in this book is the frequent and explicit references to learners and their teachers in specific situations. This ensures accessibility of the information to both the academic and to the classroom teacher, for whom much of the information will be of great use.' VATME Newsletter No 71, 1997
Synopsis
Introduces second and foreign language teachers to pedagogical implications of sociolinguistics.
Synopsis
This introduction to sociolinguistics for second and foreign language teachers is the first to explicitly address the pedagogical implications of current theory and research. Chapters cover such areas as regional and social variations in dialects, language and gender, World Englishes, and intercultural communication.
Table of Contents
PART I LANGUAGE AND SOCIETY; 1 Language Attitudes; 2 Societal Multilingualism;3 World Englishes; 4 Language Planning and Policy PART II LANGUAGE AND VARIATION; 5 Regional and Social Variation; 6 Pidgins and Creoles; 7 Language and Gender; PART III LANGUAGE AND INTERACTION; 8 Ethnographic Microanalysis; 9 Interactional Sociolinguistics; 10 Intercultural Communication; PART IV LANGUAGE AND CULTURE; 11 The Ethnography of Communication; 12 Speech Acts; 13 Literacy and Literacies; PART V LANGUAGE AND EDUCATION; 14 Language and Education