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Language and Society

  • Publication Year: 2020
  • ISBN: 9781774072677
  • Price: $155
  • Publisher: Society Publishing
  • Binding Type: Hardcover

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Language and Society introduces the readers to the subject of language and provides the basic information related to it. It talks about the role of language in the politics of the world and associates language with the media. It also discusses the relationship between the use of language and education. Also discussed in the book are the topics of bilingualism and multilingualism and how they play a role in various aspects of life. The book also provides insights on the use of second language and the various approaches to its learning and acquisition and informs the readers about the linguistic variations and the society.

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Rowela Salazar Basa is a graduate of Bachelor of Secondary Education with specialization in English and Master of Arts in Education in the same field at the University of the Assumption, Philippines. Currently, she is pursuing her doctorate at the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas under the program of Doctor of Philosophy major in English Language Studies. Her teaching career began at the Don Bosco Academy Pampanga as a Junior High School faculty. After three years of service, she continued teaching in the Public School. She is now in her fifth year as Senior High School Master Teacher II at the Information and Communication Technology High School.
An advocate of lifelong learning, the author is passionate in language education and in the total formation of her every student. She believes that every teacher is not only a consumer of information but more so, as creator of knowledge through research. Her research interest is focused on Sociolinguistics, World Englishes, and Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE).

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