Language Schools and Classrooms (Rle Edu L Sociology of Education)

<p>The role of language is central in education - but there is much debate about the exact relation between children's language and their educational success. The author provides a clear guide to the basic issues in the debates over language deficit standard English and classroom language and in this edition he shows how work in sociolinguistics can give a better understanding of the place of language in education and society. </p>