Sociolinguistic Variation and Acquisition in Two-Way Language Immersion - Negotiating the Standard

This book investigates the acquisition of sociolinguistic knowledge in the early elementary school years of Mandarin-English two-way language immersion. Using ethnographic observation and quantitative analysis, the author explores how input from teachers and classmates shapes students' language acquisition.

A propos de l'auteur

Rebecca Lurie Starr is an Assistant Professor of English Language at the National University of Singapore. She researches sociolinguistic variation in English, Mandarin, and other languages, focusing on children's acquisition of sociolinguistic knowledge in schools and multilingual settings.

Résumé

This book investigates the acquisition of sociolinguistic knowledge in the early elementary school years of Mandarin-English two-way language immersion. Using ethnographic observation and quantitative analysis, the author explores how input from teachers and classmates shapes students’ language acquisition.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Rebecca Lurie Starr
• Edition: Channel View Publications Ltd
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 30.11.2016
• EAN: 9781783096374
• ISBN: 978-1-78309-637-4
• Pages: 176
• Dimensions: 242 mm x 164 mm x 15 mm
• Poids: 404 g
• Thèmes: Bilingual Education & Bilingualism; Bilingual Education & Bilingua; Bilingual Education & Bilingua; Bilingual Education & Bilingualism
• Catégories: Ecole et pédagogie > Formation pour adultes/université populaire > Matériel de cours/formation adultes langue; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Linguistique et littérature > Linguistique générale et comparée; Fremdsprachenerwerb, Fremdsprachendidaktik, Zweisprachigkeit und Mehrsprachigkeit, Soziolinguistik