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Record Nr.

UNINA9910971760003321

Autore

Roth Wolff-Michael <1953-, >

Titolo

Language, learning, context : talking the talk / / Wolff-Michael Roth

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Routledge, 2010

New York : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

1-136-98178-0

1-136-98179-9

1-282-63964-1

9786612639647

0-203-85317-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (249 p.)

Collana

Foundations and futures of education

Disciplina

371.102/3

Soggetti

English language - Study and teaching

Communication in education

Oral communication - Study and teaching

Language arts (Elementary)

Classroom management

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; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Preface; 1 Walking the walk; 2 Making context in talking; 3 Speaking - thinking as distributed process; 4 Agency - passivity in/of communication; 5 Cultured conceptions; 6 Talking identity; 7 Culturing emotional contexts; 8 When is grammar?; 9 Con/textures; 10 Différance; Epilogue; Appendix: Transcription conventions; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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



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