On Discourse Analysis in Classrooms: Approaches to Language and Literacy Research (NCRLL Volume) - Softcover

Bloome, David; Carter, Stephanie Power; Christian, Beth Morton; Madrid, Samara

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0807749141 ISBN 13: 9780807749142

Publisher: Teachers College Press, 2008

Synopsis

This book in the NCRLL Collection provides an introductory discussion of discourse analysis of language and literacy events in classrooms. The authors introduce approaches to discourse analysis in a way that redefines traditional topics and provokes the imagination of researchers. For those who have limited knowledge of discourse analysis, this book will help generate new questions about literacy events in classrooms. For those familiar with this research perspective, this book will map diverse approaches that can be utilized.

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About the Author

David Bloome is Professor of Education in the School of Teaching and Learning of The Ohio State University’s College of Education and Human Ecology. Stephanie Power Carter is Associate Professor at Indiana University, Bloomington, in the Language Education Department. Beth Morton Christian is Associate Professor of Education at Tennessee State University. Samara Madrid is Assistant Professor in the College of Education at Northern Illinois University. Sheila Otto is Associate Professor of English at Middle Tennessee State University. Nora Shuart-Faris is an independent scholar in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Mandy Smith is an independent scholar in the Columbus, Ohio, area.

Edition details

• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0807749141
• ISBN 13: 9780807749142
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176