Code Choice in the Language Classroom
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Study & Teaching, Linguistics
| Author: | Prof. Glenn S. Levine | ISBN: | 9781847694942 |
| Publisher: | Channel View Publications | Publication: | January 25, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Multilingual Matters | Language: | English |
| Author: | Prof. Glenn S. Levine |
| ISBN: | 9781847694942 |
| Publisher: | Channel View Publications |
| Publication: | January 25, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Multilingual Matters |
| Language: | English |
Code Choice in the Language Classroom argues that the foreign language classroom is and should be regarded as a multilingual community of practice rather than as a perpetually deficient imitator of an exclusive second-language environment. From a sociocultural and ecological perspective, Levine guides the reader through a theoretical, empirical, and pedagogical treatment of the important roles of the first language, and of code-switching practices, in the language classroom. Intended for SLA researchers, language teachers, language program directors, and graduate students of foreign languages and literatures, the book develops a framework for thinking about all aspects of code choice in the language classroom and offers concrete proposals for designing and carrying out instruction in a multilingual classroom community of practice.
Code Choice in the Language Classroom argues that the foreign language classroom is and should be regarded as a multilingual community of practice rather than as a perpetually deficient imitator of an exclusive second-language environment. From a sociocultural and ecological perspective, Levine guides the reader through a theoretical, empirical, and pedagogical treatment of the important roles of the first language, and of code-switching practices, in the language classroom. Intended for SLA researchers, language teachers, language program directors, and graduate students of foreign languages and literatures, the book develops a framework for thinking about all aspects of code choice in the language classroom and offers concrete proposals for designing and carrying out instruction in a multilingual classroom community of practice.
