Doing English language : a guide for students / / Angela Goddard

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910814724703321
• Autore: Goddard Angela <1954-, >
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2012
• ISBN: 1-135-73575-1; 1-283-84583-0; 1-135-73568-9; 0-203-72192-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (177 p.)
• Collana: Doing... Series
• Disciplina: 428.2/4
• Soggetti: English language - Study and teaching - Foreign speakers; English language
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Doing English Language A guide for students; Copyright; Contents; List of illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; Note on the text; Introduction: What is 'English'?; 1 Where did the study of English Language come from?; 2 Where did the subject of Linguistics come from?; 3 UK 2011 benchmarks for the subject of English Language; Benchmark statements; 4 Areas of Linguistics; Benchmark statements; Language and society; Language variation; Language history; The politics of language; Language and Social Psychology; Language and mind; Benchmark statements; Language and thought; Language and cognitionLanguage and iconicity; Language and categorisation; Language and metaphor; Language and meaning: scripts, schemas and beyond; 5 Areas of Literary and Media Studies; Benchmark statements; Text, discourse and discourses; Narrative; Semiotics and representation; Stylistics; 6 Areas of Creative Writing; Benchmark statements; Creativity and criticality; Genre; Multimodality and new technologies; 7 Metalanguage; Benchmark statement; 8 Interdisciplinarity and Applied Studies; Benchmark statement; Education; Business; Law; Performance arts; Politics; Media; More applications ...; 9 Research methods for English LanguageBenchmark statements; What ; is data?; What is a research question?; What is a 'literature review'?; What is a research method?; The environment; Policies and practices; People and interactions; Resources and routines; Discourses about education; 10 Careers for students of English Language; Benchmark statement; 11 Building a CV; What do employers want?; What skills are taught on English Language programmes?; Set 1: Subject-specific skills; Set 2: Generic skills; Too much information? Then try this; Critical skills; Data collection skills; Presentation skillsCommunication skills; Intercultural skills; Further reading; References; Links to UK benchmarks; Index of terms
• Sommario/riassunto: Doing English Language provides a concise, lively and accessible introduction to the field of English Language studies for readers who are interested in taking courses at university level. This book addresses the fundamental questions about studying English Language, including:How is English Language studied and researched?Which subject areas does English Language draw on?How are different topics approached?How is the study of English Language relevant to real world contexts?What careers can English Language le