Levine Glenn S. - Code Choice In The Language Classroom - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: 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 SL a 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.
Title: Code Choice In The Language Classroom
Author(s): Levine Glenn S.
Publisher: Channel View Publications Ltd
Barcode: 9781847693327
Pages: 208 Pages
Publication Date: 1/25/2011
Category: Language Teaching Theory & Methods