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Language, Learning, Context - Talking the Talk (Paperback)
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Language, Learning, Context - Talking the Talk (Paperback)
Series: Foundations and Futures of Education
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In what way do educators understand the language they use to make
sense of the educational environment? How does language enable
educators and how can they consciously make the most of its
potential? Using the right language and setting the correct tone in
the school classroom has repercussions for all involved; whether it
affects the linguistic development of a student or the effective
delivery of a lesson, language plays an important factor in any
educational context. As such, this innovative book focuses right at
the heart of learning, arguing that current theories of speech in
classrooms do not, and cannot, capture the essentially passive
aspects of talking. Until now, these verbal and physical
expressions of communication have been left untheorised, leaving
the potential of an entire secondary area of language untapped.
Exploring his argument along three clear, but interrelated lines of
investigation, the author focuses on our understanding, on language
itself and finally on communication. Thus he argues: that language
is unintentional and our understanding of it is limited as soon as
we speak, language appears beyond us in a highly singular, situated
context that communication cannot be reduced to the simple
production of words. Building on the work of linguistic
philosophers such as Martin Heidegger, Donald Davidson, Paul
Ricoeur and Jacques Derrida, these salient points are further
elaborated to fully develop the relationship between thinking and
talk in educational settings. This invaluable book makes
recommendations for the praxis of teaching and will appeal to
students, researchers, and practising science and mathematics
teachers, as well as those with interests in language and literacy.
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