When first published in 1923, this classic work took the psychological world by storm. Piaget's views expressed in this book, have continued to influence the world of developmental psychology to this day.

Language as a Local Practice addresses the questions of language, locality and practice as a way of moving forward in our understanding of how language operates as an integrated social and spatial activity.

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This book situates the teaching and learning of language in general, and English in particular, within the socio-cultural context of India. It engages with current scholarship in literacy studies, and the pedagogies of language acquisition and learning.