Sociolinguistics and Language Education

Edited by Prof. Nancy H. Hornberger, Dr. Sandra Lee McKay

Publication date:

17 June 2010

Publisher

Multilingual Matters

Dimensions:

234x156mm
6x9"

ISBN-13: 9781847692832

This book, addressed to experienced and novice language educators, provides an up-to-date overview of sociolinguistics, reflecting changes in the global situation and the continuing evolution of the field and its relevance to language education around the world. Topics covered include nationalism and popular culture, style and identity, creole languages, critical language awareness, gender and ethnicity, multimodal literacies, classroom discourse, and ideologies and power. Whether considering the role of English as an international language or innovative initiatives in Indigenous language revitalization, in every context of the world sociolinguistic perspectives highlight the fluid and flexible use of language in communities and classrooms, and the importance of teacher practices that open up spaces of awareness and acceptance of --and access to--the widest possible communicative repertoire for students.

Introduction: Sociolinguistics and Language Education - Nancy H. Hornberger and Sandra Lee McKay

LANGUAGE AND IDEOLOGY

Language and Ideologies - Mary E. McGroarty

Language, Power and Pedagogies - Hilary Janks

Nationalism, Identity and Popular Culture - Alastair Pennycook

LANGUAGE AND SOCIETY

English as an International Language - Sandra Lee McKay

Multilingualism and Codeswitching in Education - Nkonko M. Kamwangamalu

Language Policy and Planning - Joseph Lo Bianco

LANGUAGE AND VARIATION

Style and Styling - Jürgen Jaspers

Critical Language Awareness - H. Samy Alim

Pidgins and Creoles - Jeff Siegel

LANGUAGE AND LITERACY

Cross-cultural Perspectives on Writing: Contrastive Rhetoric - Ryuko Kubota

Sociolinguistics, Language Teaching and New Literacy Studies - Brian Street and Constant Leung

Multimodal Literacy in Language Classrooms - Viniti Vaish and Phillip A. Towndrow

LANGUAGE AND IDENTITY

Language and Identity - Bonny Norton

Gender Identities in Language Education - Christina Higgins

Language and Ethnicity - Angela Reyes

Language Socialization - Patricia A. Duff

LANGUAGE AND INTERACTION

Language and Culture - Gabriele Kasper and Makoto Omori

Conversation Analysis - Jack Sidnell

Classroom Discourse Analysis: A Focus on Communicative Repertoires - Betsy Rymes

LANGUAGE AND EDUCATION

Language and Education: A Limpopo Lens - Nancy H. Hornberger

The very size and richness of this volume makes it ideal for multiple shorter self-designed explorations. So each reader can enter through the chapter of greatest interest at the moment (for me the first time, it was "Language Policy and Planning" in the Language and Society section). Then follow your own links to Language and Ideology, Variation, Literacy, Identity, and Interaction. It belongs in all our personal libraries.