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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815707603321

Autore

Gee James Paul

Titolo

Situated language and learning : a critique of traditional schooling / / James Paul Gee

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York ; ; London, : Routledge, 2004

ISBN

1-134-36963-8

9786610225095

0-203-30964-2

1-280-22509-2

1-282-37365-X

9786612373657

0-203-59421-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (130 p.)

Collana

Literacies

Disciplina

370.1523

Soggetti

Learning

Language acquisition

Children - Language

Education - United States

Video games and children

Language and education

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Half-Title; Series Title; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; 2  A STRANGE FACT ABOUT NOT LEARNING TO READ; 3  LANGUAGE AND IDENTITY AT HOME; 4  SIMULATIONS AND BODIES; 5  LEARNING AND GAMING; 6  AFFINITY SPACES; 7  SHAPE-SHIFTING PORTFOLIO PEOPLE; 8  A FINAL WORD; REFERENCES; INDEX;

Sommario/riassunto

Tackles the big ideas about language, literacy and learning. 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?