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Download full textRampton, Ben – 1994
A discussion of recent research trends in British applied linguistics looks at the way in which social processes, sociology, anthropology, and media studies appear to have replaced pedagogy, linguistics, and psychology as major areas of investigation. In examining this trend, two models of literacy (autonomous and notional) are examined and…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Educational Trends, Foreign Countries, Language Research
Peer reviewedHarris, Sandra J. – Critical Studies in Mass Communication, 1988
Reviews recent research on aspects of mass media that use a sociolinguistic framework. Argues that linguistic strategies used by media personae to foster the appearance of neutrality as well as aspects of attribution are rich areas for sociolinguistic investigation. (SD)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Interviews, Language Research, Language Usage
Close, Robin – National Literacy Trust, 2004
In 2003, the National Literacy Trust commissioned Dr. Robin Close to conduct a literature review of published research in order to understand more fully the relationship between television viewing in the early years and language and literacy development. A priority of the National Literacy Trust is to understand the relationship between language…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Acquisition, Preschool Children, Relationship
