A sociolinguistics of the utopian and the use of language in classrooms
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A sociolinguistics of the utopian and the use of language in classrooms. / Hermann, Jesper.
In: Journal of Pragmatics, Vol. 3, No. 3-4, 1979, p. 299-304.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - A sociolinguistics of the utopian and the use of language in classrooms
AU - Hermann, Jesper
PY - 1979
Y1 - 1979
N2 - The notion of the Utopian use of language in classrooms was developed and applied as a theoretical tool during the empirical study of language in classrooms. It is claimed that a notion like this may turn out to be particularly profitable when the purpose is to interpret and characterize the content and consequences of a certain use of language. It enables us to present the results of the interpretation in a form that facilitates the proposal of alternative ways of using language by the persons involved - in this case, by the teachers. A sample from the interpretations is presented, and the conclusion is ventured that it is necessary to anchor the sociolinguistic descriptions of actual language use in a sociological conception of the relevant social praxis - in our case taken from the sociology of education.
AB - The notion of the Utopian use of language in classrooms was developed and applied as a theoretical tool during the empirical study of language in classrooms. It is claimed that a notion like this may turn out to be particularly profitable when the purpose is to interpret and characterize the content and consequences of a certain use of language. It enables us to present the results of the interpretation in a form that facilitates the proposal of alternative ways of using language by the persons involved - in this case, by the teachers. A sample from the interpretations is presented, and the conclusion is ventured that it is necessary to anchor the sociolinguistic descriptions of actual language use in a sociological conception of the relevant social praxis - in our case taken from the sociology of education.
KW - Faculty of Humanities
KW - Utopian sociolinguistics
M3 - Journal article
VL - 3
SP - 299
EP - 304
JO - Journal of Pragmatics
JF - Journal of Pragmatics
SN - 0378-2166
IS - 3-4
ER -
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