Language and Education: Volume 9 (Hardcover)

Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: Applied Linguistics as an Evolving Theme PART 1: MOTHER TONGUE EDUCATION Editor's Introduction 1. Linguistic and Teaching of English 2. A "Linguistic Approach" to the Teaching of the Mother Tongue? 3. Some Thoughts on Language in the Middle School Years 4. Differences between Spoken and Written Language: Some Implications for Literacy Teaching 5. Language and Socialisation: Home and School 6. Literacy and Linguistics: A Functional Perspective PART 2: SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNING Editor's Introduction 7. General Linguistics and Its Application to Language Teaching 8. Is Learning a Second Language Like Learning a First Language all Over Again? 9. Learning Asian Languages PART 3: MULTILINGUAL SOCIETIES Editor's Introduction 10. National Language and Language Planning in a Multilingual Society 11. Some Reflections on Language Education in Multilingual Societies, as Seen from the Standpoint of Linguistics 12. Where Languages Meet: The Significance of the Hong Kong Experience PART 4: CONTEXTS OF LANGUAGE EDUCATION Editor's Introduction 13. The Notion of "Context" in Language Education 14. Language Across the Culture 15. Contexts of English PART 5: EDUCATIONAL LINGUISTICS Editor's Introduction 16. A Response to Some Questions on the Language Issue 17. Some Basic Concepts of Educational Linguistics 18. On the Concept of "Educational Linguistics" 19. A Language Development Approach to Education Bibliography Index