Discusses the evolution of scientific discourse for learning in secondary schools and examines the form and function of language across a variety of levels including lexiogrammar, discourse semantics and register, genre and ideology. Special attention is paid to how this knowledge is imparted. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CF; CJCW; JNLC; P. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 166 x 243 x 24. Weight in Grams: 606. . 1993. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . .

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Title: Writing Science: Literacy And Discursive Power (Critical Perspectives on Literacy and Education)
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: 1993
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0750700459
ISBN 13: 9780750700450
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
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This book is about the use of language in the science classroom. It discusses the evolution of scientific discourse for learning in secondary schools, and examines the form and function of language across a variety of levels including lexiogrammar, discourse semantics, register, genre and ideology. Special attention is paid to how this knowledge is imparted. It will be of particular interest to educators involved with linguistics and/or science curriculum and teachers of English for special and academic purposes.; It is aimed at teachers of undergraduates in science and literacy, linguists teaching in English for special and academic purposes and students in higher education with an interest in science and literacy.

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