Linguistics and the Teacher

Linguistics and the Teacher is a collection of essays by linguists on different aspects of the relationship between linguistics and education. All the contributors are united in their belief that linguistics should be a central element in the education of teachers, and argue for principled and systematic analysis in the study of the role of language in learning. The essays range from theoretical accounts of the nature of language study in teacher education to practical examples of how linguistics can help the teacher in such diverse contexts as the assessment of difficulty in textbooks, the te.  Read more... Cover; Linguistics and the teacher; Copyright; Contents; General Editor's preface; Acknowledgments; Notes on Contributors; Introduction; 1. Linguistics in teacher education; 2. Linguistics and the teacher; 3. Linguistics for education; 4. Do linguists have anything to say to teachers?; 5. The spoken language; 6. Responding to children's writing; 7. The assessment of linguistic [...]difficulty in reading material; 8. The language demands of school learning; 9. What is English? -- Modern English language in the curriculum; 10. Sociolinguistics and the integrated English lesson; Glossary; Bibliography