An Introduction to Critical Discourse Analysis in Education - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415874297 ISBN 13: 9780415874298

Publisher: Routledge, 2011

Synopsis

Accessible yet theoretically rich, this landmark text introduces key concepts and issues in critical discourse analysis and situates these within the field of educational research. The book invites readers to consider the theories and methods of three major traditions in critical discourse studies – discourse analysis, critical discourse analysis, and multimodal discourse analysis -- through the empirical work of leading scholars in the field. Beyond providing a useful overview, it contextualizes CDA in a wide range of learning environments and identifies how CDA can shed new insights on learning and social change. Detailed analytic procedures are included – to demystify the process of conducting CDA, to invite conversations about issues of trustworthiness of interpretations and their value to educational contexts, and to encourage researchers to build on the scholarship in critical discourse studies.

This edition features a new structure; a touchstone chapter in each section by a recognized expert (Gee, Fairclough, Kress); and a stronger international focus on both theories and methods.

NEW! Companion Website with Chapter Extensions; Interviews; Bibliographies; and Resources for Teaching Critical Discourse Analysis.

About this title

About the Author

Rebecca Rogers is Associate Professor of Literacy Studies in the College of Education at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415874297
• ISBN 13: 9780415874298
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 336
• Editor: Rogers Rebecca