Knowing About Language is an essential and comprehensive introduction
to and discussion of the value of linguistics in the secondary and post
16 curriculum. Split into three easily accessible parts, each chapter
draws on theoretical and practical reasons for developing language
awareness for the teacher and student, the impact of government and
institutional policy on teaching and teacher knowledge, and explores
recent research about the value of linguistic knowledge to support
student attainment. Expert contributors show how recent innovations in
linguistics can support language teaching by providing a range of
practical ideas that can be used in the classroom.
Knowing About Language is a valuable theoretical, critical and practical
guide for the teacher and researcher, and anyone interested in applied
linguistics and the study of language in education.Written by authors
who are passionate about the value of language study both as a classroom
topic and more generally, this book acts as a resource to inform and
support teachers in wider aspects of their role by demonstrating the
powerfully enabling nature and inherent value of language study and
linguistics in secondary and post-16 curricula.
