Language, the learner, and the school

摘要: The central theme is the simple truth that teachers communicate both information and values to their students, do so almost exclusively through language. It based on research using transcripts of actual lessons show how questions demanding factual (rather than reasoned) answers are used-if not overused-in arts subjects, science can learn avoid vocabulary which too abstract or technical. Stress "proper English" inhibit non-middle-class children from expressing themselves in kind language they use at home, while "learning" for all many students means guessing what teacher expects. More basically, some talk much class? final section makes important recommendations major issue across curriculum-what sort really appropriate multicultural schools? This classic text being reissued with a new introduction by Douglas Barnes.