New Textbook Authored by Marymount Manhattan Professor

About Understanding Language Use in the Classroom
It is clear that a proper understanding of what academic English is and how to use it is crucial for success in college, and yet students face multiple obstacles in acquiring this new “code,” not least that their professors often cannot agree amongst themselves on a definition and a set of rules. Understanding Language Use in the Classroom aims to bring the latest findings in linguistics research on academic English to educators from other disciplines, and to help them help their students learn and achieve. Professor Behrens combines a powerful argument for the importance of explicit teaching of language skills in college with answers to common questions from professors and students, as well as sample teaching materials to help make these issues come alive in the classroom.

The book will be available in May 2014 via Multilingual Matters.

Professor Behrens holds a Ph.D. in Linguistics from Brown University. Besides teaching in the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department at Marymount Manhattan, she co-directs (with Katie LeBesco) the College’s Center for Teaching Innovation and Excellence (C-TIE). Professor Behrens contributes weekly to The New York Times in the First Year website. Her other publications include Grammar: A Pocket Guide (Routledge, 2010) and Language in the Real World: An Introduction to Linguistics (co-edited with Judith A. Parker, Routledge, 2010).

Professor Behrens will also be co-sponsoring the “Bridging the Gap” symposium in May.

Published: March 05, 2014