Knowing About Language

Providing a comprehensive introduction to and discussion of the value of linguistics in the secondary and post 16 curriculum, this book offers a theoretical background to the history and practice of the subject in the light of government initiatives and policies, and draws on research in linguistics to support English language teachers in both their teaching and their wider pedagogical concerns. The expert range of contributors consider ways in which recent innovations in linguistics can support language teaching in schools and sixth form colleges, arguing for the central place of linguistics in teachers pre and in service development.