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Situated Language and Learning - A Critique of Traditional Schooling (Paperback) Loot Price: R1,510
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Situated Language and Learning - A Critique of Traditional Schooling (Paperback)

James Paul Gee

Series: Literacies

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Why do poor and minority students under-perform in school? Do computer games help or hinder learning? What can new research in psychology teach our educational policy-makers? In this major new book, Gee tackles the 'big ideas' about language, literacy and learning, putting forward an integrated theory that crosses disciplinary boundaries, and applying it to some of the very real problems that face educationalists today. Situated Language and Learning looks at the specialist academic varieties of language that are used in disciplines such as mathematics and the sciences. It argues that the language acquisition process needed to learn these forms of language is not given enough attention by schools, and that this places unfair demands on poor and minority students. The book compares this with learning as a process outside the classroom, applying this idea to computer and video games, and exploring the particular processes of learning which take place as a child interacts with others and technology to learn and play. In doing so, Gee examines what video games can teach us about how to improve learning in schools and engages with current debates on subjects such as 'communities of practice' and 'digital literacies'. Bringing together the latest research from a number of disciplines, Situated Language and Learning is a bold and controversial book by a leading figure in the field, and is essential reading for anyone interested in education and language.

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Imprint: Routledge
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Literacies
Release date: July 2004
First published: 2004
Authors: James Paul Gee
Dimensions: 234 x 156 x 9mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 130
ISBN-13: 978-0-415-31776-4
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Education > Teaching of a specific subject
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LSN: 0-415-31776-2
Barcode: 9780415317764

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