Linguistics for Literacy Education: A Social Cultural Approach

Short Retail Description KEY BENEFIT: Integrates formal linguistics instruction with an awareness of the social and cultural aspects of language. Shows how linguistic analysis enables us to better understand language and literacy practices, how they vary across time and communities, and how this variation is significant for teachers and students Presents a socio-cultural perspective on language and literacy throughout the book. The up-to-the-minute linguistic research provides more information on how to teach literacy skills to native speakers and to non-native speakers of English. For in-service and pre-service teachers of language instruction or linguistics. Can also be used by those interested in language arts education.DeStefano, Johanna is the author of 'Linguistics for Literacy Education: A Social Cultural Approach' with ISBN 9780131708402 and ISBN 0131708406.