
Language in Context in TESOL
Joan Cutting(Author)
Edinburgh University Press
Published on 11. December 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-0-7486-4281-6 (ISBN)
Description
This book covers the relevance of theories on language analysis to TESOL, showing students how to understand and evaluate TESOL methodology, curriculum, and materials in terms of cooperation, politeness, conversation structure, ideology, power, varieties, domains and genre. Students will be able to consider different ways of teaching in relation to these theories and will be encouraged to design tasks and lessons with a sociological and cultural focus. Key features* Written specifically for those studying TESOL teaching* Shows practical applications of language analysis theory to the TESOL classroom * Concepts and research are presented in an accessible way, regardless of the student's level of teaching experience or linguistic study* Provides group tasks and independent activities, as well as suggestions for teachers to use in their own classrooms.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
7 black and white illustrations, 1 colour illustration
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
347 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7486-4281-6 (9780748642816)
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Language in Context in TESOL
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12/2014
Edinburgh University Press
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Language in Context in TESOL
E-Book
12/2014
Edinburgh University Press
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Person
Joan Cutting is Senior Lecturer in TESOL at The Moray House School of Education, University of Edinburgh.
Author
Senior Lecturer in TESOLMoray House School of Education, University of Edinburgh
Content
1 Introduction 2 Corpus Linguistics 3 Global Englishes 4 English across Cultures 5 Context and Registers 6 Exchange Theory and Conversation Analysis 7 Speech Act Theory and the Cooperative Principle 8 Politeness Theories 9 Conclusion