Linguistics and Education: Sociolinguistics

Linguistics and Education: Sociolinguistics

What variety of English is suitable for your student? Discuss this in relation to debates on English as an International language.

Suggest Reading:

DeKeyser, R. (1998). ‘Beyond focus on form: cognitive perspectives on learning and practising second language grammar.’ In C. Doughty & J. Williams (eds.). Focus on Form in Classroom Second Language Acquisition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Ellis, R. (2002). ‘Grammar teaching – practice or consciousness-raising?’ In Richards, J. & W. Renyanda (eds.). Methodology in Language Teaching. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Fortune, A. (1992). ‘Self-study grammar practice: learners’ views and preferences.’ English Language Teaching Journal, 46(2), pp. 160-171.

Norris, J. & Ortega, L. (2000). ‘Effectiveness of L2 instruction: A research synthesis and quantitative meta-analysis .’ Language Learning, 50, pp. 417-528.

Swan, M. (2002). ‘Seven bad reasons for teaching grammar – and two good ones.’ In Richards, J. & W. Renyanda (eds.). Methodology in Language Teaching. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

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