Connecting Language and Disciplinary Knowledge in English for Specific Purposes : Case Studies in Law /

How are language and disciplinary knowledge connected in the English for Legal Purposes (ELP) classroom, and how far should ELP practitioners go in supporting students' acquisition of the conceptual frameworks that shape the genres they are learning? This book presents a pedagogical model for i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hartig, Alissa J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol ; Blue Ridge Summit : Multilingual Matters, [2017]
Colección:New Perspectives on Language and Education
Temas:
English language > Study and teaching.
Law > Language > Study and teaching.
Law > Methodology > Study and teaching.
Legal composition > Study and teaching.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / English as a Second Language.
Academic literacy.
ELP.
ESP.
English for Legal Purposes.
English for Specific Purposes.
classroom-based research.
disciplinary specificity.
legal writing.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Transcription Conventions
  • 1. Introduction
  • Part 1: Language, Literacy and Disciplinary Knowledge
  • 2. Second Language Legal Literacy
  • 3. Linking Language and Concepts through Pedagogy
  • Part 2: Case Studies
  • Introduction to the Case Studies
  • 4. Hong: Legal Concepts Mediating Language Use
  • 5. Weixin: Understanding Precedent but Struggling with Language
  • 6. Bader: Negotiating Genre to Express a Common Law Argument
  • 7. Alima: Distinguishing Discourse Proficiency from 'Professional Vision'
  • Part 3: Addressing Connections between Language and Disciplinary Knowledge
  • 8. Implications for Research and Teaching
  • Conclusion
  • Epilogue
  • References
  • Index

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