Language in Teacher Education: Child Language Development and English Language Studies. Occasional Papers Number 3.

Overview & Synopsis

Five articles explore ideas about the nature and kinds of courses dealing with language and education that should be developed in teacher education programs in the Australian school curriculum, specifically where English as mother tongue is used. They include: "Some Recent Developments in Mother Tongue English Teaching in Australia" (Frances Christie); "Towards a Theoretical Basis for Implementing English Syllabuses" (Joan Rothery); "Theories of Early Child Language Development and Their Relevance to Teacher Education Programmes" (Frances Christie); "Teaching Small Groups: A Language Based Approach to Teacher Education for Secondary Teachers" (Frances Christie and Joan Rothery); and "Exploring Preschool Language Development in a Teacher Education Programme for Primary Teachers" (Joan Rothery). (Contains 100 references arranged in the following groups: English teaching; language in education; child language development; linguistics and language study; and sociology and anthropology. (NAV)