How Myths about Language Affect Education What Every Teacher Should Know

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Synopsis

How Myths about Language Affect Education: What Every Teacher Should Know clarifies some of the most common misconceptions about language, particularly those that affect teachers and the decisions they make when they teach English language learners. The chapters in this book address myths about language in general, about first and second language acquisition, about language and society, and about language and thinking. Each chapter concludes with activities for teachers that give examples, exercises, or simple questions that relate directly to teachers' everyday dealings with ELLs and language.
How Myths about Language Affect Education is not intended to be a complete introduction to linguistics; it does not contain information on phonetics or complex syntactic explanations, and technical jargon is kept to a minimum. The aim of this book is not to settle language issues but rather to highlight popular misconceptions and the ways that they influence debates regarding language and affect language policies in and out of the classroom.

Book details

Author:
David Johnson
ISBN:
9780472029792
Related ISBNs:
9780472032877
Publisher:
University of Michigan Press
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2019-08-16
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2008
Copyright by:
the University of Michigan 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Education, Nonfiction