Language And Learning 4e
An Introduction for Teaching
Fourth Edition
Professor Marie Emmitt, Dean of Education, Australian Catholic University and Dr Linda Komesaroff, Senior Lecturer, Deakin University, Australia
The fourth edition of Language and Learning continues to provide an accessible and comprehensive explanation of how language can be understood. Written specifically for Australian teacher education students, the aspects of language explored include:
- the purposes and uses of language
- the linguistic basis of language
- language-learning
- the influence of new technologies on language and learning
- implications of language knowledge for teaching
Key features
- Explains language and learning specifically for education students
- Engaging writing style and pedagogy
- Additional chapter on learning English as another language
- Emphasises critical pedagogy
- Explores issues of language and power
- Considers the changing nature of literacy and the breadth of multiliteracies
- More explicit reference to new technologies and multiliteracies
Benefits of new edition
- Engaging and easy to read, with lots of pedagogy
- Additional chapter on learning English as another language
- More on oral language
- Emphasises critical pedagogies
- Explores issues of language and power
- Considers the changing nature of literacy and the breadth of multiliteracies
Contents
Preface
Part 1: Language and Culture
- An Overview of Language and Learning
- Doing Things with Language
- Language Variation
Part 2: Linguistics and Language Structure
- An Introduction to Linguistics and Grammar
- Discourse Analysis/Text Linguistics
- Syntax, Morphology, and Lexicology
- Phonology and the Relationship between Letters and Sounds
- Differences between Speech and Writing
Part 3: Language and Learning
- Learning Language
- Learning a Second Language
- Learning Literacy
- Learning and Language: A Summary
Appendix: Australian English phonemes
Glossary of language terms
References
Index
Professor Marie Emmitt – Dean of Education, Australian Catholic University;
Dr Linda Komesaroff – Senior Lecturer, Deakin University, Australia
