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Vernaculars in the Classroom: Paradoxes, Pedagogy, Possibilities

Vernaculars in the Classroom: Paradoxes, Pedagogy, Possibilities

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Series: Routledge Research in Education

General EducationTeaching Instruction

ISBN10: 1138286818
ISBN13: 9781138286818
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Nov 18 2016
Pages: 204
Weight: 0.69
Height: 0.48 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

This book draws on applied linguistics and literary studies to offer concrete means of engaging with vernacular language and literature in secondary and college classrooms. The authors embrace a language-as-resource orientation, countering the popular narrative of vernaculars as problems in schools. The book is divided into two parts, with the first half of the book providing linguistic and pedagogical background, and the second half offering literary case studies for teaching. Part I examines the historical and continued devaluing of vernaculars in schools, incorporating clear, usable explanations of relevant theories. This section also outlines the central myths and paradoxes surrounding vernacular languages and literatures, includes productive ways for teachers to address those myths and paradoxes, and explores challenges and possibilities for vernacular language pedagogy.

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