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Linguistics for Language Teachers

Lessons for Classroom Practice

Sarah J Shin author Sunny Park-Johnson author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:29th Apr '20

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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.

"This clear, engaging and highly readable text provides current and future language teachers with a firm foundation in linguistics and applied linguistics. This is a timely and important textbook that many will appreciate."

Kendall A.King, University of Minnesota, USA

"Linguistics can often be alienating to language teachers who struggle to see the relevance of seemingly abstract theories about language on their daily practice. Linguistics for Language Teachers resolves this issue by offering an accessible overview of basic linguistic theory alongside concrete examples from a range of languages of its implications for language teaching. Any language teacher who reads this book will become more adept at supporting language learning in the classroom by building on and extending their students' existing linguistic knowledge."

Nelson L. Flores, University of Pennsylvania, USA


"This clear, engaging and highly readable text provides current and future language teachers with a firm foundation in linguistics and applied linguistics. This is a timely and important textbook that many will appreciate."

Kendall A.King, University of Minnesota, USA

"Linguistics can often be alienating to language teachers who struggle to see the relevance of seemingly abstract theories about language on their daily practice. Linguistics for Language Teachers resolves this issue by offering an accessible overview of basic linguistic theory alongside concrete examples from a range of languages of its implications for language teaching. Any language teacher who reads this book will become more adept at supporting language learning in the classroom by building on and extending their students' existing linguistic knowledge."

Nelson L. Flores, University of Pennsylvania, USA

ISBN: 9781138681934

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 400g

218 pages