Linguistics at School

Linguistics is a subject that has remained largely confined to the academy, rather than being integrated into school curricula. This is unfortunate but not surprising, as although some teacher education programs include courses on linguistics, it is not comprehensively integrated into teacher education, so it is largely absent from the curriculum. This volume brings together a team of leaders in the field of linguistics and education, to provide an overview of the current state of research and practice. It demonstrates changes which can be made to teaching, such as revising teacher's preparation, developing and implementing practical applications of linguistics in both primary and secondary classrooms, partnering linguists with classroom teachers, and working to improve state and national education standards. The contributors emphasize the importance of collaboration between professional linguists and educators in order to meet a common goal: to raise awareness of the workings of language.

Contains contributions from K-12/primary and secondary school teachers, offering insight into how collaboration with teachers of ideas regarding language and linguistics can become part of the teaching process
Provides historical background information, building a comprehensive picture of past changes and offers ways to effectively initiate improvements
Offers examples of how linguists can become involved in theories of teaching and learning at the classroom level

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'I warmly recommend the book to anyone who is interested in the combination of linguistics and school, a fascinating topic.' The LINGUIST List

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Published: July 2014
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781107629523
Length: 328 pages
Dimensions: 229 × 152 × 18 mm
Weight: 0.44kg
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Contents

Biographical sketches of contributors
Foreword Ray Jackendoff
Introduction Kristin Denham and Anne Lobeck
Part I. Linguistics from the Top Down: Encouraging Institutional Change: Introduction to Part one Kristin Denham and Anne Lobeck
1. Ideologies of language, art, and science Edwin Battistella
2. Bringing linguistics into the school curriculum: not one less Wayne O'Neil
3. How linguistics has influenced schools in England Richard Hudson
4. Supporting the teaching of knowledge about language in Scottish schools Graeme Trousdale
5. Envisioning linguistics in secondary education: an Australian exemplar Jean Mulder
6. Linguistics and educational standards: the California experience Carol Lord and Sharon Klein
7. Developing sociolinguistic curricula that help teachers meet standards Jeffrey Reaser
8. Linguistic development in children's writing: changing classroom pedagogies Debra Myhill
Part II. Linguistics from the Bottom Up: Encouraging Classroom Change: Introduction to Part two Kristin Denham and Anne Lobeck
9. From cold shoulder to funded welcome: lessons from the trenches of dialectally diverse classrooms Rebecca S. Wheeler
10. Positioning linguists as learners in K-12 schools Long Peng and Jean Ann
11. Fostering teacher change: effective professional development for sociolinguistic diversity Julie Sweetland
12. On promoting linguistics literacy: bringing language science to the English classroom Maya Honda, Wayne O'Neil, and David Pippin
13. Linguistics in a primary school Kristin Denham
14. Educating linguists: how partner teaching enriches linguistics Anne Lobeck
15. The linguistics Olympiads: academic competitions in linguistics for secondary school students Ivan Derzhanski and Thomas Payne
Part III. Vignettes: Voices from the Classroom:
16. And you can all say haboo: enriching the standard language arts curriculum with linguistic analysis Angela Roh
17. Code switching: connecting written and spoken language patterns Karren Mayer and Kirstin New
18. A primary teacher's linguistic journey Deidre Carlson
19. Why do VCE English language? Caroline Thomas and Sara Wawer
20. Language lessons in an American middle school Athena McNulty
21 The diary of Opal Whiteley: a literary and linguistic mystery David Pippin
22. Using the voices of North Carolina curriculum Leatha Fields Carey and Suzanne Sweat
23. A-level English language teaching in London Dan Clayton
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Ray Jackendoff, Kristin Denham, Anne Lobeck, Edwin Battistella, Wayne O'Neil, Richard Hudson, Graeme Trousdale, Jean Mulder, Carol Lord, Sharon Klein, Jeffrey Reaser, Debra Myhill, Rebecca S. Wheeler, Long Peng, Jean Ann, Julie Sweetland, Maya Honda, David Pippin, Ivan Derzhanski, Thomas Payne, Angela Roh, Karren Mayer, Kirstin New, Deidre Carlson, Caroline Thomas, Sara Wawer, Athena McNulty, Leatha Fields Carey, Suzanne Sweat, Dan Clayton

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Kristin Denham , Western Washington University
Kristin Denham is Associate Professor of English and Linguistics at Western Washington University. Her work includes articles on theoretical syntax and linguistics in education and she is co-editor with Anne Lobeck of Language in Schools: Integrating Linguistic Knowledge into K-12 Education (2005). Denham and Lobeck are also co-authors of Linguistics for Everyone: An Introduction (2009).
Anne Lobeck , Western Washington University
Anne Lobeck is Professor of English and Linguistics at Western Washington University. Her work includes articles on theoretical syntax and linguistics in education, and in addition to her two books with Kristin Denham she is author of Ellipsis: Functional Heads, Licensing and Identification (1995) and Discovering Grammar: An Introduction to English Sentence Structure (2000).

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