The Handbook of Educational Linguistics

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Contents: Introduction : what is educational linguistics? Bernard Spolsky - The history and development of educational linguistics Francis M. Hult - Neurobiology of language learning Laura Sabourin and Laurie A. Stowe - Psycholinguistics William C. Ritchie and Tej K. Bhatia - Linguistic theory Richard Hudson - Sociolinguistics and sociology of language Rajend Mesthrie - Linguistic anthropology Stanton Wortham - The political matrix of linguistic ideologies Mary McGroarty - Educational linguistics and education systems Joseph Lo Bianco - The language of instruction issue : framing an empirical perspective Stephen L. Walter - Bilingual and biliterate practices at home and school Iliana Reyes and Luis C. Moll - Vernacular language varieties in educational settings : research and development Jeffrey Reaser and Carolyn Temple Adger - Linguistic accessibility and deaf children Samuel J. Supalla and Jody H. Cripps - Identity in language and literacy education Carolyn McKinney and Bonny Norton - Post-colonialism and globalization in language education Hyunjung Shin and Ryuko Kubota - Levels and goals : central frameworks and local strategies Brian North - Language acquisition management inside and outside the school Richard B. Baldauf Jr., Minglin Li, and Shouhui Zhao - Language cultivation in developed contexts Jir%ED Nekvapil - Language cultivation in contexts of multiple community languages M. Paul Lewis and Barbara Trudell - Ecological language education policy Nancy H. Hornberger and Francis M. Hult - Education for speakers of endangered languages Teresa L. McCarty, Tove Skutnabb-Kangas, and Ole Henrik Magga - The impact of English on the school curriculum Yun-Kyung Cha and Seung-Hwan Ham - Literacy Glynda A. Hull and Gregorio Hernandez - Vernacular and indigenous literacies Kendall A. King and Carol Benson - Religious and sacred literacies Jonathan M. Watt and Sarah L. Fairfield - Genre and register in multiliteracies Mary Macken-Horarik and Misty Adoniou - Order of acquisition and developmental readiness Kathleen Bardovi-Harlig and Lloren%E7 Comajoan - Language socialization Kathleen C. Riley - Interlanguage and language transfer Peter Skehan - Second language acquisition and ultimate attainment David Birdsong and Jee Paik - Explicit form-focused instruction and second language acquisition Rod Ellis - Language assessments : gate-keepers or door-openers? Lyle F. Bachman and James E. Purpura - Diagnostic and formative assessment Ari Huhta - Accountability and standards Alan Davies - Scales and frameworks Neil Jones and Nick Saville - Nationally mandated testing for accountability : English language learners in the US Micheline Chalhoub-Deville and Craig Deville - Task-based teaching and learning Teresa Pica - Corpus linguistics and second language instruction Susan M. Conrad and Kimberley R. LeVelle - Interaction, output, and communicative language learning Merrill Swain and Wataru Suzuki - Classroom discourse and interaction : reading across the traditions Lesley A. Rex and Judith L. Green - Computer assisted language learning Carol A. Chapelle - Ecological-semiotic perspectives on educational linguistics Leo Van Lier - The mediating role of language in teaching and learning : a classroom perspective Francis Bailey, Beverley Burkett, and Donald Freeman - A research agenda for educational linguistics Paola Uccelli and Catherine Snow.