Language and Learning: An Introduction for Teaching

by Marie Emmitt, Linda Komesaroff, John Pollock

The fourth edition of Language and Learning continues to provide an accessible, comprehensive explanation of how language can be understood. Written specifically for Australian teacher-education students, the aspects of language explored include the purposes and uses of language.
language-learning capacities of children and the influence of technology on language and learning.

Genres: Nonfiction, Teaching

280 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1992

Reviews

[Kathrina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some chapters are better than others; I recommend discretionary use in a pre-service teaching classroom. Chapters on critical literacy and discourse analysis are very useful as accessible companions to reading Gee, Janks and Fairclough. Very Australian -- that's less a critique than an observation, but after a while you can almost hear the accent.

[Donna Cope · Rating 2 out of 5]

Had to read it for one of my Uni units, I feel it wasn’t overly useful though.

[Benjamin Stahl · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some interesting stuff here. I only skimmed through it. Bit of a lie to say I read the whole thing. But how could I with so many other more interesting books (in other words, not uni-related) to read? For the sake of fairness I give it three stars, which is kinder than the marker will probably be with my exam paper.

[Amanda_u · Rating 1 out of 5]

Useless textbook. Will never refer back to it. Lofty descriptions with poor to nil relevant examples. Difficult to follow. Constantly referred to outside texts to gain meaning of what was being discussed in the text. Not staying on my bookshelf!