Linguistics in practice

The navajo reading study

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4254136
AutoresBernard Spolsky (0000-0002-2990-5490, University of New Mexico, autor de correspondencia)
Año1975
Volumen14
Número5
Páginas347-352
Fecha de publicación1975-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaTheory Into Practice (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0040-5841 • E-ISSN: 1527-2532
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00405847509542598
OpenAlexW1979681718
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas5

tional problems posed by the widespread lack of congruence between the language of the home and the language the schools are expected to teach (Spolsky 1974a), the field of applied, or, as I prefer to call it, educational linguistics would never have maintained its prominence. The scope of the field of educational linguistics is defined by the interaction of language and formal instruction; it thus encompasses first and second language teaching and testing, is a serious component in the teaching of reading and in bilingual education, and is relevant to the teaching of literature and other language-related topics. It should be a problem-oriented discipline, focusing on the needs of practice and drawing from available theories and principles of many relevant fields including many of the subfields of linguistics. It should not just be, as it often seems, the application of the latest linguistic theory to any available problem (Spolsky 1974b

Applied linguistics · Comprehension approach · Field (mathematics · Language and Communication Technologies · Language assessment · Language education · Language technology · Linguistics · Media linguistics · Navajo · Quantitative linguistics · Reading (process · Scope (computer science · Sociology · Theoretical linguistics · Computer Science · Linguistic Studies and Language Acquisition · Literacy and Educational Practices · Mathematics · Philosophy · Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies