"Wish You Were Here": "Little" Texts and Language Awareness.

Kennedy, Chris

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ERIC Number: EJ519963

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1995

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"Wish You Were Here": "Little" Texts and Language Awareness.

Kennedy, Chris

Language Awareness, v4 n3 p161-72 1995

Argues that awareness of the relationship between language and the sociocultural context in which it occurs is important for students and teachers. The article suggests that everyday, ephemeral texts can be easily collected and categorized according to genre for teaching and cross-cultural comparison. (19 references) (Author/CK)

Descriptors: Cultural Context, Hypothesis Testing, Instructional Materials, Language Usage, Metalinguistics, Models, Second Language Learning, Social Attitudes, Sociocultural Patterns, Textbook Content, Written Language

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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