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Linguistics in a Primary School
Article first published online: 5 JUN 2007
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-818X.2007.00017.x
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Denham, K. (2007), Linguistics in a Primary School. Language and Linguistics Compass, 1: 243–259. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-818X.2007.00017.x
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- Issue published online: 5 JUN 2007
- Article first published online: 5 JUN 2007
- Language and Linguistics Compass 1/4 (2007): 243–259, 10.1111/j.1749-818X.2007.00017.x
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Abstract
In this article, I discuss a linguistics course that I have been teaching for the past 3 years in a multiage primary school classroom. This experience has led to work in other schools, has changed the way I teach introductory linguistics courses for teachers, and has led to the development of materials and curricula for use in K-12 classrooms. I hope the sharing of these experiences will help to effect real change in the way in which knowledge about language is taught in K-12 classrooms in the USA.