Oral Discourse and Education (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997)

This publication examines spoken language as a field of study, looking at the various ways in which we can both theorize the place of talk in education, and examine the way talk is actually done in educational settings. Given the centrality of literacy-based practices in schools, a book focusing on talk brings quite different and important perspectives to the study of education. Talk is something that has all too often been devalued and taken for granted. What becomes evident throughout the papers included in this volume is that talk is of central importance in establishing identities and the cultures in which those identities are located. However, because we are unused to reflexively examining the way we talk, there is a serious disjuncture between what we believe talk should achieve and what can be seen to be achieved in actual talk in educational settings.

General

Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Encyclopedia of Language and Education, 3
Release date:	May 1999
First published:	1997
Editors:	Bronwyn Davies • P. Corson
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	292
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997
ISBN-13:	978-0-7923-4930-3
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literary & linguistic reference works > Usage guides Books > Social sciences > Education > General Promotions
LSN:	0-7923-4930-X
Barcode:	9780792349303

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