Language, schools and classrooms

by Michael Stubbs

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.

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1983