Course Description

This course explores the centrality of language in education, where it is both the medium and the message. Through language the process of teaching and learning takes place, and one of the principal aims of education is to foster students' ability to use language. Among the key questions raised are the following: What is the relationship between language and learning, and how can teachers use language effectively to promote learning? Which language, or types of language, should be taught in school and why? Why do some students learn the language, or types of language, of schooling more readily than others?