Alive to Language
Perspectives on Language Awareness for English Language Teachers

Areas examined in this book include the concepts of language-in-use and associated systems, language varieties, language change, and the interaction between language and power.

Valerie Arndt (Author), Paul Harvey (Author), John Nuttall (Author)

9780521568821, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 18 May 2000

300 pages
24.6 x 18.9 x 2.3 cm, 0.626 kg

'The book is firmly grounded in the classroom, but the issues raised also have important implications for coursebook writers and those involved in course design, testing and assessment.' ELT Journal

Alive to Language encourages teachers to question and extend their knowledge of how language works by examining the concepts of language-in-use and associated systems, language variety, change, and the interaction between language and power.

Subject Areas: ELT: teaching theory & methods [EBA]