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ERIC Number: EJ543725
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-1191-162X
Form, Function, Audience: Language Use in the Social Studies Classroom. Current Concerns.
McKay, Roberta
Canadian Social Studies, v31 n2 p71-72 Win 1997
Asserts that, in the social studies classroom, students' participation in language activities in which form, function, and audience are varied is a crucial dimension of their becoming effective citizens. Includes a table listing linguist Michael Halliday's seven purposes of language accompanied by classroom examples of each. (MJP)
Descriptors: Citizenship, Class Activities, Communication (Thought Transfer), Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Language Role, Language Usage, Language Variation, Linguistics, Social Studies, Social Theories, Teacher Student Relationship, Verbal Communication
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Canada