Living Languages: Contexts for Reading and Writing - Softcover

Buffington, Nancy; Diogenes, Marvin; Moneyhun, Clyde

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0136689639 ISBN 13: 9780136689638

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 1997

Synopsis

This is a study which focuses on the central role of language on people's lives. It directs students to a deeper critical understanding of their own and others' use of language. It begins with an exploration of previous language experiences in the home, community, pre-college schooling, and then in higher education, professional life and civic life. The text includes explorations of popular culture and literary language.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Key Benefit: This thematic reader focuses on the central and dynamic role of language throughout readers' lives. It invites students to reflect and write their way toward a deeper critical understanding of their own language use and the workings of the languages which surround them. Key Topics: The book is organized chronologically, beginning with an exploration of previous language experiences in the home, community, and pre-college schooling, then progressing to an introduction to language use in higher education, professional life, and civic life, including explorations of popular culture and literary language. Writing Into Worlds encourages readers to recognize, reflect upon, and practice participating in the range of linguistic worlds that they have lived in and will move into during their lives.

Edition details

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0136689639
• ISBN 13: 9780136689638
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 462
• Editor: Diogenes Marvin, Moneyhun Clyde, Buffington Nancy