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DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Caruana, Sandro | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-05-13T13:18:03Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2020-05-13T13:18:03Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2013 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Caruana, S. (2013). Language use and style in ‘Lettera a una Professoressa’. In C. Borg, M. Cardona & S. Caruana (Eds.), Social class, language and power ‘Letter to a teacher’: Lorenzo Milani and the school of Barbiana (pp. 15-29). Sense ed. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.isbn | 9789462094796 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/56022 | - |
dc.description.abstract | The link between language and power and the indispensible and urgent need for the oppressed to master the dominant language for emancipatory purposes are among the recurrent themes of Lettera a una professoressa. Developing communicative abilities and learning the ‘art’ of writing are seen by the authors of the Lettera as instruments of empowerment and means to resist the dominant location of hegemonic groups who reproduce their power through an education process that self-serves the interests of the most powerful. One of the main notions expressed constantly throughout the Lettera is that each and every child can learn how to reflect on his/her use of different languages, including the mother tongue, and that all learning experiences in life are valuable, regardless of one’s socioeconomic status. However, when children with different backgrounds start attending school they go through different experiences, even because of the form of language used by teachers: in some cases this may be a natural transition from what they are exposed to at home, even in their pre-school years; in other cases the language of schooling is totally different, the language register may be more formal and the variety used may approach standard forms which contrast with local or regional varieties used at home. The language of schooling may therefore represent one of the first obstacles towards the socialisation and integration of some pupils. | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Sense Ed. | en_GB |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en_GB |
dc.subject | Language and languages -- Study and teaching | en_GB |
dc.subject | Social classes | en_GB |
dc.title | Language use and style in ‘Lettera a una Professoressa’ | en_GB |
dc.title.alternative | Social class, language and power ‘Letter to a teacher’ : Lorenzo Milani and the school of Barbiana | en_GB |
dc.type | bookPart | en_GB |
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dc.description.reviewed | peer-reviewed | en_GB |
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