This book describes language diversity and classroom discourse: language use in the classroom in which children are dialect speakers. Specifically, the authors observed and videotaped a wide range of activities including whole groups with the teacher, small groups with and without the teacher, and one-on-one interaction, in kindergarten, fourth- and sixth- grade classrooms. The book is a description of what was found. Classroom language use is discussed in terms of language functions. The book also includes a discussion of why dialect is an issue and an overview of how dialect has been dealt with by researchers and practitioners. Finally, dialect diversity in the classroom is considered in light of the relationship between language, education, and society at large. The study is unique in that it provides a quantitative as well as qualitative picture of language use in the classroom with dialect speakers.
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Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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Höhe: 234 mm
Breite: 156 mm
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978-1-56750-076-9 (9781567500769)
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Introduction THE CONTEXT OF THE STUDY Defining the Issue of Dialect Researchers and Practitioners and Dialect HOW THE STUDY WAS CONDUCTED The Setting Observation Data Collection Data Reduction WHAT WE FOUND The Kindergarten Class, The Fourth-Grade Class The Sixth-Grade Class Events Across Grades THE BIGGER PICTURE Appendix A: Demographic Data Sheet, Videotape Index Sheet, Sample Coding Sheet, Student and Teacher Interview Schedules Appendix B: Language Functions Inventory: Definitions and Examples of Functions References and Selected Biography Author Index Subject Index
