Topics in language and culture for teachers

P51

2004-304037

0-472-08916-1

Topics in language and culture for teachers.

Brown, Steven and Jodi Eisterhold.

U. of Michigan Press, [c]2004

211 p.

$27.50 (pa)

This introductory text is intended for future K-12 educators and as a reference for practicing teachers. Brown (Youngstown State U.) and Eisterhold (Georgia State U.) take a sociolinguistic approach, and they present various teaching scenarios and resources, boxed "before you read" questions, and end-of-chapter exercises. Coverage includes the concepts of nature, language and culture, words across cultures, language and interaction, first language acquisition, bilingualism, language contact between individuals and cultures, varieties of language, nonverbal communication, sign languages and literacy.

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