Sociolinguistic
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Trace: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange
Senior Thesis Projects, 1993-2002 College Scholars
1-1-1997
Teaching Sociolinguistic Competence in the ESL Classroom
Claire Ann Mizne
Follow this and additional works at: http://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_interstp2 Recommended Citation
Mizne, Claire Ann, "Teaching Sociolinguistic Competence in the ESL Classroom" (1997). Senior Thesis Projects, 1993-2002. http://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_interstp2/20
This Project is brought to you for free and open access by the College Scholars at Trace: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange. It has been accepted for inclusion in Senior Thesis Projects, 1993-2002 by an authorized administrator of Trace: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange. For more information, please contact trace@utk.edu.
Teaching Sociolinguistic Competence in the ESL Classroom
A College Scholars Project
Claire Ann Mizne June, 1997
Acknowledgements
First and foremost I would like to thank my advisor Dr. Beverly Moser for her infinite patience and confidence in me, without which this project would never have existed. I would also like to thank Dr. Mellor, Dr. Nakuma, Dr. Reese, Dr. Leki, and Dr. Broadhead for their help and support, and my parents whose encouraging words were always appreciated.
Abstract
In today's globalized society, the ability to express oneself in a foreign or second language is a vital skill. For a speaker to be able to be considered a bilingual speaker, he or she nlust have the capability to talk about any subject in any situation from the dinner table to a speech at the inaugunil ball. According to the American Council on the Teaching on foreign Languages (ACTFL) scale for language proficiency, superior level of speaking means the learner is approaching such a capacity. To reach the superior level of speaking ability, one must be able to speak about abstract topics and speak appropriately in a wide variety of settings
Trace: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange
Senior Thesis Projects, 1993-2002 College Scholars
1-1-1997
Teaching Sociolinguistic Competence in the ESL Classroom
Claire Ann Mizne
Follow this and additional works at: http://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_interstp2 Recommended Citation
Mizne, Claire Ann, "Teaching Sociolinguistic Competence in the ESL Classroom" (1997). Senior Thesis Projects, 1993-2002. http://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_interstp2/20
This Project is brought to you for free and open access by the College Scholars at Trace: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange. It has been accepted for inclusion in Senior Thesis Projects, 1993-2002 by an authorized administrator of Trace: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange. For more information, please contact trace@utk.edu.
Teaching Sociolinguistic Competence in the ESL Classroom
A College Scholars Project
Claire Ann Mizne June, 1997
Acknowledgements
First and foremost I would like to thank my advisor Dr. Beverly Moser for her infinite patience and confidence in me, without which this project would never have existed. I would also like to thank Dr. Mellor, Dr. Nakuma, Dr. Reese, Dr. Leki, and Dr. Broadhead for their help and support, and my parents whose encouraging words were always appreciated.
Abstract
In today's globalized society, the ability to express oneself in a foreign or second language is a vital skill. For a speaker to be able to be considered a bilingual speaker, he or she nlust have the capability to talk about any subject in any situation from the dinner table to a speech at the inaugunil ball. According to the American Council on the Teaching on foreign Languages (ACTFL) scale for language proficiency, superior level of speaking means the learner is approaching such a capacity. To reach the superior level of speaking ability, one must be able to speak about abstract topics and speak appropriately in a wide variety of settings