Pro-active Language Teacher Education in a Multicultural Society - Couverture souple

Paola, Riana Roos

 
9783631372692: Pro-active Language Teacher Education in a Multicultural Society
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3631372698 ISBN 13 : 9783631372692
Editeur : Peter Lang AG, 2001

Synopsis

This book explores some issues relating to the sociolinguistic situation in South Africa, attending especially to language variety and language attitudes. The focus is on the teaching of language, specifically English, and on the relevant education of language teachers in a multicultural country such as South Africa. In school systems such as the South African education system, which has for many years provided real access to education and power for a limited group of students only, the demands of modern society for greater language and cultural knowledge imply radical adjustments to literacy teaching and the training of language teachers. The central section of the book focuses on assessing the attitudes of several groups of English teacher trainees towards the use of four varieties of South African English in education. The effect of group discussions and lectures aimed at raising awareness of language varieties and of questions of standard and evaluation is measured by a subsequent language attitude assessment. The book makes some suggestions as to how language awareness and critical language studies that extend to a critical awareness of genre could contribute to the effective preparation of language teachers.

Les informations fournies dans la section « Synopsis » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

À propos de l?auteur

The Author : Riana Roos Paola was born in South Africa. She studied in Pretoria and Johannesburg in South Africa and in Duisburg in Germany. She has worked as lecturer at various universities and teacher education institutions. In 1999 she was awarded the degree D. Litt. et Phil. by the Rand Afrikaans University in Johannesburg for her research on language attitudes and language teacher education.

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Éditeur
Peter Lang AG
Date d'édition
2001
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3631372698
ISBN 13 
9783631372692
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
332
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible

Autres éditions populaires du même titre

9780820448398: Pro-Active Language Teacher Education in a Multicultural Society

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0820448397 ISBN 13 :  9780820448398
Editeur : Peter Lang Publishing, 2001
Couverture souple