Connecting Language and Disciplinary Knowledge in English for Specific Purposes - Case Studies in Law

This book presents a model for incorporating disciplinary concepts into language instruction, and traces the ways in which disciplinary knowledge and language interact as students develop literacy in a new disciplinary community. Law is used as a lens for examining broader connections between language, culture and disciplinary knowledge.

About the author

Alissa J. Hartig is Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics at Portland State University, USA. Her research interests include English for Specific Purposes and second language writing.

Summary

This book presents a model for incorporating disciplinary concepts into language instruction, and traces the ways in which disciplinary knowledge and language interact as students develop literacy in a new disciplinary community. Law is used as a lens for examining broader connections between language, culture and disciplinary knowledge.

Product details

• Authors: Alissa J Hartig, Alissa J. Hartig
• Publisher: Channel View Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2017
• EAN: 9781783098507
• ISBN: 978-1-78309-850-7
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 240 mm x 162 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 458 g
• Series: New Perspectives on Language and Education; New Perspectives on Language a; New Perspectives on Language and Education; New Perspectives on Language a
• Subjects: Education and learning > Adult education/adult education classes > Adult education class / course materials (language); Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries