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OverviewThis book has two related purposes. The first is to demonstrate the extent and importance of language play in human life; the second is to draw out the implications for applied linguistics and language teaching. Language play should not be thought of as a trivial or peripheral activity, but as central to human thought and culture, to learning, creativity, and intellectual enquiry. It fulfils a major function of language, underpinning the human capacity to adapt: as individuals, as societies, and as a species. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Guy CookPublisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.70cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.60cm Weight: 0.378kg ISBN: 9780194421539ISBN 10: 0194421538 Pages: 242 Publication Date: 03 February 2000 Audience: ELT/ESL , ELT General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print  Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction: Not only for children PART ONE: The interlocking levels 1: The forms of language play: rhythm and repetition in children's verse 2: The meanings of language play: imaginary worlds 3: The uses of language play: competition and collaboration PART TWO: Theories and explanations 4: The nature of play: evolutionary and cultural perspectives 5: The play of nature: randomness and creativity PART THREE: Language learning 6: Current orthodoxies in language teaching 7: Future prospects for language teaching Bibliography IndexReviews'This far-ranging study demonstrates immense erudition in its sweep of scientific, cultural, and pedagogical theory, and points the way to linking opposing notions of language acquisition. Cook's work moves the profession away from a language learning centred on myopically practical, quotidian tasks and provides us with the much needed bridge between the disciplines of the traditional liberal arts and those of the behavioral sciences - a bridge that in turn facilitates a greater understanding of the second language acquisition process.' * Kenneth W Mildenberger Award Committee * 'This far-ranging study demonstrates immense erudition in its sweep of scientific, cultural, and pedagogical theory, and points the way to linking opposing notions of language acquisition. Cook's work moves the profession away from a language learning centred on myopically practical, quotidian tasks and provides us with the much needed bridge between the disciplines of the traditional liberal arts and those of the behavioral sciences - a bridge that in turn facilitates a greater understanding of the second language acquisition process.' - Kenneth W Mildenberger Award Committee 'This far-ranging study demonstrates immense erudition in its sweep of scientific, cultural, and pedagogical theory, and points the way to linking opposing notions of language acquisition. Cook's work moves the profession away from a language learning centred on myopically practical, quotidian tasks and provides us with the much needed bridge between the disciplines of the traditional liberal arts and those of the behavioral sciences - a bridge that in turn facilitates a greater understanding of the second language acquisition process.' - Kenneth W Mildenberger Award Committee Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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