Author | : Leo van Lier |
File Size | : 40,9 Mb |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Language | : English |
Release Date | : 01 November 2013 |
ISBN | : 9789401145336 |
Pages | : 298 pages |
Encyclopedia of Language and Education by Leo van Lier Book PDF Summary
This book offers a comprehensive perspective on metalinguistic knowledge and processes, and presents a coherent argument for building an element of language awareness into the language curriculum at all educational levels. It offers a balanced perspective on first and second language acquisition, classroom talk, language use in the multicultural work place, translation, Esperanto, whole language, historical perspectives, critical pedagogy, the education of language teachers, the teaching of grammar, phonology, and writing.