Learning through Language: Towards an Educationally Informed Theory of Language Learning

This book explores the role of language in education, focusing on school-relevant language in middle childhood and adolescence and its precursors in early childhood. It discusses how children's linguistic and literacy experiences at home prepare them for school, how the classroom functions as a language-mediated learning environment, and how schools can support language minority students in academic attainment.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 347 pages
Publication date: 28 October 2021
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Language and language learning are at the heart of any educational endeavor. This volume brings together a diverse and esteemed team of experts from around the world, offering an innovative and empirically sound collection of studies that explore the multifaceted role of language in education, particularly focusing on the characteristics of school-relevant language in middle childhood and adolescence, as well as its foundations in early childhood. The book addresses critical issues such as how children's linguistic and literacy experiences at home equip them for school, how the classroom operates as a language-mediated learning environment, and how schools can effectively support language minority students in achieving academic success. Presented in three distinct parts - Early Childhood, Middle Childhood and Adolescence, and Learning in Multilingual Contexts - each section features a discussion from renowned experts in the field, aimed at fostering meaningful dialogue and providing further avenues for research. The book's well-structured format makes it an invaluable resource for anyone interested in ongoing endeavors to develop a pedagogically relevant theory of language learning.

Language and language learning are at the heart of any educational endeavor. This volume brings together a diverse and esteemed team of experts from around the world, offering an innovative and empirically sound collection of studies that explore the multifaceted role of language in education, particularly focusing on the characteristics of school-relevant language in middle childhood and adolescence, as well as its foundations in early childhood. The book addresses critical issues such as how children's linguistic and literacy experiences at home equip them for school, how the classroom operates as a language-mediated learning environment, and how schools can effectively support language minority students in achieving academic success. Presented in three distinct parts - Early Childhood, Middle Childhood and Adolescence, and Learning in Multilingual Contexts - each section features a discussion from renowned experts in the field, aimed at fostering meaningful dialogue and providing further avenues for research. The book's well-structured format makes it an invaluable resource for anyone interested in ongoing endeavors to develop a pedagogically relevant theory of language learning.

Weight: 502g
Dimension: 152 x 230 x 24 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781316620601