Language, Education and Discourse: Functional Approaches (Open Linguistics) - Hardcover

Foley, Joseph A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0826461875 ISBN 13: 9780826461872

Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd., 2004

Synopsis

This collection of essays by leading functional linguists presents the latest perspectives on language and discourse in educational settings.

Language, Education and Discourse is divided into two sections. Part one covers early childhood and the growing development of a language system from the basic semiotic system of the infant. This is followed by an analysis of the beginnings of literacy in kindergarten, the introduction to writing in primary school and the ideological content of reading material. Part two furthers this analysis by looking at discourse in secondary and tertiary education. The contributors pose questions about the role and importance of teaching grammar in the school system, and finally examine how to refine the discourse of education. This book will be useful to academics interested in the latest functional perspectives on language and education.

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About the Author

Joseph Foley, is a Language Specialist with the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organisation, Regional Language Centre in Singapore. For over 20 years he taught in the Department of English Language and Literature at the National University of Singapore.

Edition details

• Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0826461875
• ISBN 13: 9780826461872
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256