The Linguist offers its readers a wide range of articles that are of interest to anyone and everyone working with languages. It features job ads for linguists, as well as an IT column on websites that are of interest or relevant to professional linguists. It also includes popular regular sections such as lists of IoL events, book reviews, a section on opinion and comment as well as news items.
No matter what your field is, The Linguist is informative, incisive, relevant and thus a must for every linguist.
Working with Words: A Handbook for Media Writers and Editors, 7 Edition
Written for journalists by journalists, Working with Words presents the best, most comprehensive advice for journalism students. With parts devoted to grammar and editing as well as journalistic style and writing for different media, it goes into depth where no other book does, providing students with the mechanical and stylistic skills to become well-rounded, proficient journalists. Working with Words offers coverage that the Associated Press Stylebook does not and is a reference journalism students will turn to throughout their career.
Language Diversity in the Classroom (Bilingual Education and Bilingualism)
Added by: decabristka | Karma: 67895.04 | Only for teachers, Linguistics | 15 August 2011
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This book provides comprehensive coverage of language contact in classroom settings. A thorough analysis of the sources and implications of social disadvantage is presented first, since the nonstandard dialects that children bring with them to school - and the unfavourable perceptions of these dialects - have traditionally given rise to educational difficulties. The persistence of these perceptions is particularly highlighted. More general issues surrounding the range and implications of language attitudes are dealt with, as is the important test case of Black English. The book also discusses foreign-language teaching and learning...
Consists of a collection of papers addressing various research issues and their relevance to language pedagogy. The main issues addressed are interaction, formal instruction, variability and learning styles. The book also contains an introduction which provides an overview of the development of second language acquisition research, and concludes by examining the role of research in language pedagogy.
Growing Up with Two Languages: A Practical Guide for the Bilingual Family
The lives of many families involve contact with more than one language and culture on a daily basis. Growing Up with Two Languages is aimed at the many parents and professionals who feel uncertain about the best way to go about helping children gain maximum benefit from the multilingual situation. This best-selling guide is illustrated by glimpses of life from interviews with fifty families from all around the world. The trials and rewards of life with two languages and cultures are discussed in detail, and followed by practical advice on how to support the child’s linguistic development.
