Language diversity and education / David Corson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Corson, David.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language and education.

Language and languages--Variation.

Language and languages.

Sociolinguistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum Associates, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This introductory text for students of linguistics, language and education provides background, as well as up-to-date information and resources, that beginning researchers need for studying language diversity and education.

Contents:

Contents; Preface; 1 Language in Social Life and Education; 2 Language, Power, and Social Justice in Education; 3 Different Cultural Discourse Norms; 4 Non-Standard Varieties; 5 Bilingual and English as a Second Language Education; 6 Gender and Discourse Norms; 7 Research Methods for Language Diversity and Education; References; Author Index; Subject Index;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-238) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-135-66299-1

1-138-17274-X

1-282-32459-4

9786612324598

1-4106-0029-7

9781410600295

OCLC:

123109117