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ERIC Number: EJ1250964
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1857
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Work, Play and Language Learning: Some Implications for Curriculum Policy of Michael Oakeshott's Philosophy of Education
Williams, Kevin
Educational Philosophy and Theory, v52 n5 p535-548 2020
This paper applies Oakeshott's distinction between work and play to his philosophy of language education. The first part explores his critique of the vocational rationale for learning foreign languages and his affirmation of the intrinsic value or playful character of the activity. The second part of the article endeavours to give practical content to Oakeshott's vision of studying language for the pleasure of the activity by drawing on sources that reflect the character of the experience in terms of playfulness.
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Language: English
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