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Linguistics for Language Teachers: Lessons for Classroom Practice - Hardcover

Park-Johnson, Sunny; Shin, Sarah J.

 
9781138681828: Linguistics for Language Teachers: Lessons for Classroom Practice
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1138681822 ISBN 13: 9781138681828
Publisher: Routledge, 2020

Synopsis

This book is an accessible introduction to linguistics specifically tailored for teachers of second language/bilingual education. It guides teachers stepwise through the components of language, focusing on the areas of linguistics that are most pertinent for teaching. Throughout the book there are opportunities to analyze linguistic data and discuss language-related issues in various educational and social contexts. Readers will be able to identify patterns in actual language use to inform their teaching and help learners advance to the next level. A highly readable account of how language works, this book is an ideal text for teacher education courses.

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About the Author

Sunny K. Park-Johnson is an assistant professor in the College of Education at DePaul University. She received her Ph.D. in linguistics from Purdue University. Park-Johnson directs the Bilingual-Bicultural Education Minor and co-directs the Bilingual Language Development Lab. Her research interests include bilingual and heritage language development and maintenance, morphosyntax, and the intersection of theoretical linguistics, applied linguistics, and education.

Sarah J. Shin is Associate Provost for Academic Affairs at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, where she is also a professor of education. She received her Ph.D. in linguistics from the University of Michigan and specializes in bilingualism, heritage language education, and TESOL teacher preparation. Shin is the author of Bilingualism in schools and society (Routledge, 2018), English language teaching as a second career (Multilingual Matters, 2017), and Developing in two languages (Multilingual Matters, 2005).

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2020
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1138681822
ISBN 13 
9781138681828
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
218