Language and Linguistics in Context: Readings and Applications for Teachers

by Luria; Harriet

• ISBN13: 9780805855005
• ISBN10: 0805855009
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2005-09-16
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Taking a sociocultural and educational approach,Language and Linguistics in Context: Readings and Applications for Teachers: *introduces basic linguistic concepts and current perspectives on language acquisition; *considers the role of linguistic change (especially in English) in the politics of language; *acknowledges the role of linguists in current policies involving language; *offers insights into the relationship between the structure of language systems and first- and second-language acquisition; the study of language across culture, class, race, gender, and ethnicity; and between language study and literacy and education; and *provides readers with a basis for understanding current educational debates about bilingual education, non-standard dialects, English only movements, literacy methodologies, and generally the importance to teaching of the study of language. The text is organized into three thematic units "What is Language and How is It Acquired?"; "How Does Language Change?"; and "What is Literacy?". To achieve both breadth and depth that is, to provide a "big picture" view of basic linguistics and at the same time make it specific enough for the beginner a selection of readings, including personal language narratives, is provided to both introduce and clarify linguistic concepts. The readings, by well-known theoretical and applied linguists and researchers from various disciplines, are diverse in level and range of topics and vary in level of linguistic formalism. Pedagogical features: This text is designed for a range of courses in English and language arts, bilingualism, applied linguistics, and ESL courses in teacher education programs. Each unit contains a substantive introduction to the topic, followed by the readings. Each reading concludes withQuestions to Think Aboutincluding oneExtending Your Understandingquestion, and a short list ofTerms to Define. Each unit ends with additionalExtending Your Understanding and Making Connectionsactivities that engage readers in applying what they have read to teaching and suggested projects and a bibliography ofPrint and Web Resources.The readings and apparatus are arranged so that the material can be modified to fit many course plans and schemes of presentation. To help individual instructors make the most effective use of the text in specific classes, a set of matrixes is provided suggesting configurations of readings for different types of linguistics and education classes.

Table of Contents

Preface	xiii
Acknowledgments	xvii
About the Authors	xix
UNIT I WHAT IS LANGUAGE AND HOW IS IT ACQUIRED?	1	(126)
Introduction to Unit I: Language and Its Acquisition	3	(10)
Trudy Smoke
A Human Universal: The Capacity to Learn a Language	13	(16)
Lila R. Gleitman
Questions to Think About	27	(1)
Terms to Define	27	(2)
A New View of Language Acquisition	29	(14)
Patricia K. Kuhl
Questions to Think About	42	(1)
Terms to Define	42	(1)
Fundamentals of Second Language Acquisition	43	(18)
Susan Gass
Questions to Think About	60	(1)
Terms to Define	60	(1)
The English-Only Movement and Sign Language for Deaf Learners: An Instructive Parallel	61	(8)
David S. Martin
Questions to Think About	67	(1)
Terms to define	67	(2)
From ``Let's Flip the Script: An African American Discourse on Language, Literature, and Learning''	69	(16)
Keith Gilyard
Questions to Think About	83	(1)
Terms to Define	83	(2)
Hablamos Spanish and English	85	(6)
Ana Celia Zentella
Questions to Think About	89	(1)
Terms to define	89	(2)
This is no language. (Intimate Exile)	91	(6)
Josip Novakovich
Questions to Think About	96	(1)
Terms to define	96	(1)
Russian as a Second Language	97	(6)
Natasha Lvovich
Questions to Think About	102	(1)
Terms to Define	102	(1)
Language and Shame	103	(4)
Meena Alexander
Questions to Think About	105	(1)
Terms to Define	105	(2)
Unfinished Knowledge: The Story of Barbara	107	(8)
Ryuko Kubota
Questions to Think About	114	(1)
Terms to Define	114	(1)
Sociolinguistics and Power	115	(12)
Alastair Pennycook
Questions to Think About	122	(1)
Terms to define	122	(1)
Unit I: Questions, Activities, and Resources	123	(1)
Extending Your Understanding and Making Connections	123	(1)
Applications for Teaching	124	(1)
Print and Web Resources	125	(2)
UNIT II HOW DOES LANGUAGE CHANGE?	127	(104)
Introduction to Unit II: The History of English and Language Change	129	(8)
Deborah M. Seymour
Language Families	137	(6)
Tamara M. Green
Questions to Think About	141	(1)
Terms to Define	141	(2)
Where Did English Come From?	143	(6)
R. L. Trask
Questions to Think About	147	(1)
Terms to Define	147	(2)
The Norman Conquest	149	(4)
Charles Barber
Questions to Think About	151	(1)
Terms to Define	151	(2)
People and Language	153	(16)
Kate Parry
Questions to Think About	168	(1)
Terms to Define	168	(1)
Queen's English	169	(6)
Homi K. Bhabha
Questions to Think About	173	(1)
Terms to Define	173	(2)
The New Linguistic Order	175	(8)
Joshua A. Fishman
Questions to Think About	181	(1)
Terms to Define	181	(2)
The African Writer and the English Language	183	(8)
Chinua Achebe
Questions to Think About	189	(1)
Terms to Define	189	(2)
Ebonic Need Not Be English	191	(6)
Ralph W. Fasold
Questions to Think About	196	(1)
Terms to Define	196	(1)
Languages and Language Learning in the Face of World English	197	(10)
John Edwards
Questions to Think About	205	(1)
Terms to Define	205	(2)
Gender Issues in Language Change	207	(12)
Deborah Cameron
Questions to Think About	218	(1)
Terms to Define	218	(1)
Homophobic Slang as Coercive Discourse Among College Students	219	(12)
James D. Armstrong
Questions to Think About	226	(1)
Terms to Define	226	(1)
Unit II: Questions, Activities, and Resources	227	(1)
Extending Your Understanding and Making Connections	227	(1)
Applications for Teaching	228	(1)
Print and Web Resources	229	(2)
UNIT III WHAT IS LITERACY?	231	(170)
Introduction to Unit III: Literacy and Education in a Globalized World	233	(10)
Harriet Luria
Definitions of Literacy and Their Consequences	243	(14)
Michael Newman
Questions to Think About	255	(1)
Terms to Define	255	(2)
What Is Literacy?	257	(8)
James Paul Gee
Questions to Think About	264	(1)
Terms to Define	264	(1)
The Politics of Teaching Literate Discourse	265	(10)
Lisa D. Delpit
Questions to Think About	274	(1)
Terms to Define	274	(1)
Literacy and Learning Out of School: A Review of Theory and Research	275	(32)
Glynda Hull
Katherine Schultz
Questions to Think About	305	(1)
Terms to Define	305	(2)
Understanding Critical Writing	307	(8)
A. Suresh Canagarajah
Questions to Think About	314	(1)
Terms to Define	314	(1)
Language, Literacy, and Culture: Intersections and Implications	315	(18)
Sonia Nieto
Questions to Think About	332	(1)
Terms to Define	332	(1)
Educational Policy for the Transnational Dominican Community	333	(10)
Marianne D. Pita
Sharon Utakis
Questions to Think About	342	(1)
Terms to Define	342	(1)
Italian Patterns in the American Collandia Ladies' Club: How Do Women Make Bella Figura?	343	(16)
Gloria Nardini
Questions to Think About	358	(1)
Terms to Define	358	(1)
Women and Empowerment Through Literacy	359	(18)
Malini Ghose
Questions to Think About	375	(1)
Terms to Define	375	(2)
Confessions of an English Professor: Globalization and the Anxiety of the (Standard) English Practice	377	(8)
Robert Ji-Song Ku
Questions to Think About	384	(1)
Terms to Define	384	(1)
Class Talk	385	(16)
Gary Tate
John McMillan
Elizabeth Woodworth
Questions to Think About	395	(1)
Terms to Define	396	(1)
Unit III: Questions, Activities, and Resources	397	(1)
Extending your Understanding and Making Connections	397	(1)
Applications for Teaching	398	(1)
Print and Web Resources	399	(2)
Credits	401	(4)
Author Index	405	(10)
Subject Index	415