Applying Linguistics in the Classroom: A Sociocultural Approach - Paperback

by Aria Razfar (Author), Joseph C. Rumenapp (Author)

This text makes linguistics accessible and relevant to all teachers. Moving beyond a strict structural linguistics focus on the form of language, it looks at language issues in the classroom through an applied sociocultural perspective focused on how language functions in society and in the classroom.

Author Biography

Aria Razfar is Associate Professor of Literacy, Language, Culture, Learning Sciences, Linguistics and Director of Bilingual/ESL Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago, US.

Joseph C. Rumenapp is a doctoral student in Literacy, Language, and Culture at the University of Illinois at Chicago, US.