Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Language alive in the classroom / edited by Rebecca S. Wheeler. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-275-96055-2 (alk. paper). -- ISBN 0-275-96056-0 (pbk.: alk. paper) 1. Language and languages -- Study and teaching. I. Wheeler Rebecca S. , 1952- P51.L338 1999 410'.71 -- dc21 98-53391 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available. Copyright © 1999 by Rebecca S. Wheeler All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, by any process or technique, without the express written consent of the publisher. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 98-53391 ISBN: 0-275-96055-2 0-275-96056-0 (pbk.) First published in 1999 Praeger Publishers, 88 Post Road West , Westport, CT 06881 An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. www.praeger.com Printed in the United States of America α The paper used in this book complies with the Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984). 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 -iv- |