Topics in Language and Culture for Teachers

Name: Topics in Language and Culture for Teachers
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ISBN: 9780472089161

ISBN-10: 0472089161

ISBN-13: 9780472089161

Edition: 2004

Authors: Steven Brown, Jodi Eisterhold, Jodi Nelms

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Topics in Language and Culture for Teachers is an introductory language and culture text designed for today's future teachers, anthropologists, and applied linguists. The book explores, from a variety of perspectives, the interrelationships between language and culture that have the most significant implications for the classroom and for the global community. Among the topics introduced are first language acquisition, dialects, sign language, non-verbal communication, and pragmatics. Each chapter is structured so that students will read about a topic, answer comprehension questions, consider relevant teaching scenarios, gather and analyze data in further reading, and pursue projects that…

Book details

List price: $30.50
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Publication date: 6/30/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 8.25" wide x 10.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English




Preliminary questions



Nature, language, and culture



Words across cultures



Language and interaction



First language acquistion, individaul bilingualism, and the schools



Learning a second language



Language contact between individuals and cultures



Varieties of language



Nonverbal communication



Sign language



Literacy



Languages of the world



How languages are put together