Aspects of phenomenological psychology that contribute to a new concept of cultural studies are discussed. Separation of person, body, language, and culture is shown to be artificial. This concept of culture implies a new concept of language, which can be integrated into a program for teaching language awareness. (33 references) (Author/LB)

Discusses a yearlong study of a classroom's experience with Readers Theatre. Analyzes the "remedial" children's interpretive behaviors--language uses, body movements, comparative approaches, and affective interpretations--as they enacted literary texts in the theater of their own creation. Suggests that one solution to the problems of labeled…

Discusses research on ethics and technical communication and examines specific methods that writers may use to manipulate language and to present information unethically. Suggests questions designed to teach students how to analyze situations that may involve such manipulation and misrepresentation. Concludes with two case studies illustrating…

Presents annotations of 30 notable children's trade books (suitable for K-8 students) published in 1992. Notes that the books met one of the following criteria: deals explicitly with language, demonstrates uniqueness in use of language or style; invites child response or participation; or meets generally accepted criteria of quality for the genre.…

The possible relationship between metalingual knowledge in form of rules and communicative knowledge of language as demonstrated in second/foreign language production is examined. An emerging psycholinguistic monolingual production model is described. (52 references) (Author/LB)

Problems and issues related to the implementation of a bilingual policy are examined in Singapore, a multiracial, multicultural, and multilingual nation. Bilingualism in Singapore involves a major transformation since English is "claimed," and Singapore bilinguals are increasingly English-knowing bilinguals. Interrelationships between…

Analysis of 238 variables pertaining to 170 polities indicated that linguistic heterogeneity could not independently predict either gross national product or civil strife, with the former primarily accounted for by modernization and industrialization variables, and the latter by long- and short-term deprivation and inadequate coercive power. (14…

Reporting on university scientific research is best accomplished by keeping things simple and lively: getting the story straight; giving it a structure, detail, and appropriate tone; polishing the prose with consistent use of personification, metaphor, and simile; and avoiding unnecessary use of jargon. (MSE)

Describes a study of 136 non-U.S. mathematics journals that was conducted to determine the proportion of articles that were published in English. The literature of language analysis is reviewed, changes in the frequency of use of other languages are discussed, and additional research questions are suggested. (nine references) (LRW)

The ways that educators talk about teaching, borrowing from other disciplines such as business and psychology, reflect a need to create a reassuring world structured to assure results. They describe art as if it were science, but also seek to bring confidence and esteem to an undervalued profession. (MSE)

Cites the lack of authenticity in intertextuality (ITX) research and argues that collaborative learning environments offer a better research setting. One particular research context, literature circles, is examined to identify characteristics of generative research environments for the study of ITX. (Contains 27 references.) (JP)

The type of relatively rapid speech modification sometimes called "accommodation" was examined by tracking change on the part of speakers of Honduran Spanish newly resident among speakers of Northern Mexican Spanish. Final /n/ velarization and spirantization both changed toward local norms, but local contact resulted in greater change…

Discusses ways that language and technology education (TE) overlap: names and identity of TE, teacher use and tolerance of language, using language to improve the clarity of instruction, and using language as material to teach about technology. (SK)

Addresses the question of whether teachers of Italian would be more effective if they understood current Italian adolescent talk. Reports a study that was carried out by University of Toronto researchers to determine this talk's characteristics. Forcefully argues that such talk become the Italian second-language teacher's primary focus. (CFM)

Explores Singapore poet Edwin Thumboo's aesthetic use of consistent foregrounding, or use of certain linguistic devices to attract attention, in one poem from three perspectives: propositional; textual; and interpersonal. The approach adopted is functional-semantic in orientation and is designed to gain a better appreciation of the poem's texture…