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Discourse analysis for language teachers Michael McCarthy.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Cambridge language teaching libraryPublication details: New York Cambridge University Press, 1991.Description: x; 213 pISBN:
  • 0521367468 (paperback)
  • 9780521367462 (paperback)
Online resources: Summary: Discourse Analysis for Language Teaching gives a practical introduction to the field of discourse analysis and its relevance for language teaching. It begins by answering the question 'What is discourse analysis?' and examines how discourse analysts approach spoken and written language. Different models of analysis are outlined and evaluated in terms of their usefulness to language teachers. This is followed by chapters on discourse-oriented approaches to grammar, vocabulary and phonology. The final section looks at spoken and written language in the light of native-speaker and learner data and considers examples of teaching approaches. Discourse Analysis for Language Teaching has a very practical orientation, and the text is interspersed with reader activities with guidance on appropriate responses at the end.
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Book Book Air University Central Library Islamabad NFIC 420 MCC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available Program Relevancy:MS/MPhil in Linguistics and Literature ; Course Relevancy: Introduction to critical discourse analysis P9896

Discourse Analysis for Language Teaching gives a practical introduction to the field of discourse analysis and its relevance for language teaching. It begins by answering the question 'What is discourse analysis?' and examines how discourse analysts approach spoken and written language. Different models of analysis are outlined and evaluated in terms of their usefulness to language teachers. This is followed by chapters on discourse-oriented approaches to grammar, vocabulary and phonology. The final section looks at spoken and written language in the light of native-speaker and learner data and considers examples of teaching approaches. Discourse Analysis for Language Teaching has a very practical orientation, and the text is interspersed with reader activities with guidance on appropriate responses at the end.

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