The handbook of educational linguistics / edited by Bernard Spolsky and Francis M. Hult.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Spolsky, Bernard.

Hult, Francis M.

Series:

Blackwell handbooks in linguistics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language and education.

Physical Description:

xxii, 675 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.

Other Title:

Educational linguistics

Place of Publication:

Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2008.

Contents:

Introduction : what is educational linguistics? / Bernard Spolsky

The history and development of educational linguistics / Francis M. Hult

Neurobiology of language learning / Laura Sabourin and Laurie A. Stowe

Psycholinguistics / William C. Ritchie and Tej K. Bhatia

Linguistic theory / Richard Hudson

Sociolinguistics and sociology of language / Rajend Mesthrie

Linguistic anthropology / Stanton Wortham

The political matrix of linguistic ideologies / Mary McGroarty

Educational linguistics and education systems / Joseph Lo Bianco

The language of instruction issue : framing an empirical perspective / Stephen L. Walter

Bilingual and biliterate practices at home and school / Iliana Reyes and Luis C. Moll

Vernacular language varieties in educational settings : research and development / Jeffrey Reaser and Carolyn Temple Adger

Linguistic accessibility and deaf children / Samuel J. Supalla and Jody H. Cripps

Identity in language and literacy education / Carolyn McKinney and Bonny Norton

Post-colonialism and globalization in language education / Hyunjung Shin and Ryuko Kubota

Levels and goals : central frameworks and local strategies / Brian North

Language acquisition management inside and outside the school / Richard B. Baldauf Jr., Minglin Li, and Shouhui Zhao

Language cultivation in developed contexts / Jiří Nekvapil

Language cultivation in contexts of multiple community languages / M. Paul Lewis and Barbara Trudell

Ecological language education policy / Nancy H. Hornberger and Francis M. Hult

Education for speakers of endangered languages / Teresa L. McCarty, Tove Skutnabb-Kangas, and Ole Henrik Magga

The impact of English on the school curriculum / Yun-Kyung Cha and Seung-Hwan Ham

Literacy / Glynda A. Hull and Gregorio Hernandez

Vernacular and indigenous literacies / Kendall A. King and Carol Benson

Religious and sacred literacies / Jonathan M. Watt and Sarah L. Fairfield

Genre and register in multiliteracies / Mary Macken-Horarik and Misty Adoniou

Order of acquisition and developmental readiness / Kathleen Bardovi-Harlig and Llorenç Comajoan

Language socialization / Kathleen C. Riley

Interlanguage and language transfer / Peter Skehan

Second language acquisition and ultimate attainment / David Birdsong and Jee Paik

Explicit form-focused instruction and second language acquisition / Rod Ellis

Language assessments : gate-keepers or door-openers? / Lyle F. Bachman and James E. Purpura

Diagnostic and formative assessment / Ari Huhta

Accountability and standards / Alan Davies

Scales and framework / Neil Jones and Nick Saville

Nationally mandated testing for accountability : English language learners in the US / Micheline Chalhoub-Deville and Craig Deville

Task-based teaching and learning / Teresa Pica

Corpus linguistics and second language instruction / Susan M. Conrad and Kimberley R. LeVelle

Interaction, output, and communicative language learning / Merrill Swain and Wataru Suzuki

Classroom discourse and interaction : reading across the traditions / Lesley A. Rex and Judith L. Green

Computer assisted language learning / Carol A. Chapelle

Ecological-semiotic perspectives on educational linguistics / Leo Van Lier

The mediating role of language in teaching and learning : a classroom perspective / Francis Bailey, Beverley Burkett, and Donald Freeman

A research agenda for educational linguistics / Paola Uccelli and Catherine Snow.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9781405154109

1405154101

OCLC:

162126813

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