The Language of Schooling
This book is about how language is used in the context of schooling. It demonstrates that the variety of English expected at school differs from the interactional language that students use for social purposes outside of school, and provides a linguistic analysis of the challenges of the school curriculum, particularly for non-native speakers of English, speakers of non-standard dialects, and students who have little exposure to academic language outside of schools. The Language of Schooling:...
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The variety of English expected at school differs from the interactional language that students draw on for social purposes outside of school, says Schleppegrell (U. of California-Davis). She explains how the grammatical and discourse features for the language expected in school tasks relate to the content areas, role relationships, and purposes and expectations of schooling contexts. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
TablesPreface1Characterizing the language of schooling12Language and context213Linguistic features of academic registers434Writing school genres775Functional grammar in school subjects1136Language development in school147References167Author index181Subject index185
