Learning English at school : identity, social relations and classroom practice

Author:Kelleen Toohey (Author)

Summary:This book considers the application of sociocultural theory to understanding how minority language background children learn English in the context of their classrooms. It suggests that understanding the pivotal role of social interaction in learning implies new perspectives both for SLA research and for effective instructional practice.

Print Book, English, 2003

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Publisher: Multilingual Matters, Clevedon, 2003

Series:

Bilingual education and bilingualism, 20

Physical Description:viii, 152 pages ; 25 cm

ISBN:

9781853594816, 9781853594823, 1853594814, 1853594822

OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:1052821254

Subjects:

Anglais (Langue) Étude et enseignement Allophones

English language Study and teaching Foreign speakers

Langue seconde Acquisition

Second language acquisition

Contents:

Framing story theory, setting and methodology; kindergarten stories; constructing school identities - kindergarten metastories; "break them up, take them away" - practices in the Grade 1 classroom; discursive practices in Grade 2 languages arts lessons; appropriating voices and telling stories.