Cognitive Linguistic Explorations of Writing in the Classroom - Paperback

by Graeme Davis (Other), Karl Bernhardt (Other), Rod Case (Author)

This book offers research into the analysis of classroom writing that relies on insights from cognitive linguistics to explore the connections between cognition and language in student writing. The result is a creative and linguistically driven analysis of writing that allows the linguist or teacher to view student writing on its own terms.

Author Biography

Rod E. Case is Associate Professor of Teaching English as a Second Language at the University of Nevada, Reno. His research interests include the development of interlanguage pragmatics and the workings of language and cognition across content areas.

Gwendolyn M. Williams is Associate Professor of English to Speakers of Other Languages Education at Auburn University. Her primary research interests include second language writing and issues surrounding international students' participation in content area education.

Peter Cobin holds a Ph.D. in cognitive linguistics from Rice University. He has taught language learners ranging from ages 6 to 60 years in Japan, China, Russia, and the U.S., and he is currently an elementary teacher of English language development in Nevada, U.S.A.