Discourse, Learning, and Schooling - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521087929 ISBN 13: 9780521087926

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2008

Synopsis

Discourse, Learning, and Schooling explores theoretical and methodological relationships between childrens' discourse--or socially used language--and their learning in educational settings. Authors in this volume address a range of issues, including literacy, authorship, the construction of self, and classroom interaction. The chapters range from research studies of classroom discourse to essays reflecting on discourse and literacies. Collectively these chapters reflect both sociocognitive perspectives on relations among discourse, learning, and schooling, and sociocultural perspectives on discourse and literacies among diverse cultural groups.

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Book Description

Within the fields of education and psychology, the role of discourse in social processes of learning and teaching has emerged as a critical, empirical and theoretical question.Discourse, Learning, and Schooling explores theoretical and methodological relationships between childrens' discourse--or socially used language--and their learning in educational settings. Authors in the volume explore such topics as language use in classroom settings, perspectives on the teaching of writing, literacy learning and teaching among diverse cultural groups. It contains chapters that are both research-based and primarily theoretical in nature.

From the Back Cover

Within the fields of education and psychology, the role that discourse plays in social processes of learning and teaching has emerged as a critical empirical and theoretical question. Discourse, Learning, and Schooling explores theoretical and methodological relationships between children's discourse - or socially used language - and their learning in educational settings. The authors in this volume address a range of issues including literacy, authorship, the construction of the self, and classroom interactional processes. Individual chapters range from research studies of classroom discourse to essayist reflections on discourse and literacies. Collectively, these chapters reflect both sociocognitive perspectives on the relations between discourse, learning, and schooling and sociocultural perspectives on discourse and literacies among diverse cultural groups.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521087929
• ISBN 13: 9780521087926
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304
• Editor: Hicks Deborah