Social Linguistics And Literacies

Author : James Gee
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-27
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781317525196

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In its first edition, Social Linguistics and Literacies was a major contribution to the emerging interdisciplinary field of sociocultural approaches to language and literacy, and was one of the founding texts of the ‘New Literacy Studies’. This book serves as a classic introduction to the study of language, learning and literacy in their social, cultural and political contexts. It shows how contemporary sociocultural approaches to language and literacy emerged and: Engages with topics such as orality and literacy, the history of literacy, the nature of discourse analysis and social theories of mind and meaning Explores how language functions in a society Surveys the notion of ‘discourse’ with specific reference to cross-cultural issues in communities and schools. This fifth edition offers an overview of the sociocultural approaches to language and literacy that coalesced into the New Literacy Studies. It also introduces readers to a particular style of analyzing language-in-use-in-society and develops a distinctive specific perspective on language and literacy centered on the notion of "Discourses". It will be of interest to researchers, lecturers and students in education, linguistics, or any field that deals with language, especially in social or cultural terms.

Author : James Paul Gee
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780415427753

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This fully-updated new edition engages with topics such as orality and literacy, the history of literacy, the uses and abuses of literacy in that history, the analysis of language as cultural communication, and social theories of mind and meaning, among many other topics. It represents the most current statement of a widely discussed and used theory about how language functions in society, a theory initially developed in the first edition of the book, and developed in this new edition in tandem with analytic techniques for the study of language and literacy in context, with special reference to cross-cultural issues in communities and schools. Built around a large number of specific examples, this new edition reflects current debates across the world about education and educational reform, the nature of language and communication, and the role of sociocultural diversity in schools and society. One of the core goals of this book, from its first edition on, has been to develop a new and more widely applicable vision of applied linguistics. It will be of interest to researchers, lecturers and students in education, linguistics, or any field that deals with language, especially in social or cultural terms.

Author : James Paul Gee
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Education
ISBN : 0748404996

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This text attempts to bridge the disciplinary gap between the study of language and literacy, and the study of social theory and critical pedagogy. Topics covered include contemporary, social and cultural approaches to literacy, and key aspects of discourse studies and sociolinguistics.

Author : J. P. Gee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1991-02-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0850008298

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Social Linguistics and Literacies by J. P. Gee Pdf

Author : Rowela S. Basa
Publisher : Society Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2020-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1774076268

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Social Linguistics and Literacies by Rowela S. Basa Pdf

This book describes literacy from a broader perspective other than reading and writing skills only. It mentions a large amount of multidisciplinary studies over the past decade, which put literacy in much larger social practices. The argument of this book is that within any given moment when using language, we must speak or write the right things in the appropriate way, while playing the correct social role, maintaining the correct values, attitudes and beliefs. What matters isn't language or grammar, but a mixture of speech, belief systems, written word and so on. The book also covers global literacy trends for kids, and emerging trends in social linguistics and literacies.

Author : April Baker-Bell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 129 pages
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Release : 2020-04-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781351376709

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Linguistic Justice by April Baker-Bell Pdf

Bringing together theory, research, and practice to dismantle Anti-Black Linguistic Racism and white linguistic supremacy, this book provides ethnographic snapshots of how Black students navigate and negotiate their linguistic and racial identities across multiple contexts. By highlighting the counterstories of Black students, Baker-Bell demonstrates how traditional approaches to language education do not account for the emotional harm, internalized linguistic racism, or consequences these approaches have on Black students' sense of self and identity. This book presents Anti-Black Linguistic Racism as a framework that explicitly names and richly captures the linguistic violence, persecution, dehumanization, and marginalization Black Language-speakers endure when using their language in schools and in everyday life. To move toward Black linguistic liberation, Baker-Bell introduces a new way forward through Antiracist Black Language Pedagogy, a pedagogical approach that intentionally and unapologetically centers the linguistic, cultural, racial, intellectual, and self-confidence needs of Black students. This volume captures what Antiracist Black Language Pedagogy looks like in classrooms while simultaneously illustrating how theory, research, and practice can operate in tandem in pursuit of linguistic and racial justice. A crucial resource for educators, researchers, professors, and graduate students in language and literacy education, writing studies, sociology of education, sociolinguistics, and critical pedagogy, this book features a range of multimodal examples and practices through instructional maps, charts, artwork, and stories that reflect the urgent need for antiracist language pedagogies in our current social and political climate.

Author : James Gee
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2015-02-27
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781317525189

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In its first edition, Social Linguistics and Literacies was a major contribution to the emerging interdisciplinary field of sociocultural approaches to language and literacy, and was one of the founding texts of the ‘New Literacy Studies’. This book serves as a classic introduction to the study of language, learning and literacy in their social, cultural and political contexts. It shows how contemporary sociocultural approaches to language and literacy emerged and: Engages with topics such as orality and literacy, the history of literacy, the nature of discourse analysis and social theories of mind and meaning Explores how language functions in a society Surveys the notion of ‘discourse’ with specific reference to cross-cultural issues in communities and schools. This fifth edition offers an overview of the sociocultural approaches to language and literacy that coalesced into the New Literacy Studies. It also introduces readers to a particular style of analyzing language-in-use-in-society and develops a distinctive specific perspective on language and literacy centered on the notion of "Discourses". It will be of interest to researchers, lecturers and students in education, linguistics, or any field that deals with language, especially in social or cultural terms.

Author : James Collins,Richard Blot
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2003-05-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0521596610

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Literacy and Literacies by James Collins,Richard Blot Pdf

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Author : Brian V. Street
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2014-06-03
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317894407

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Social Literacies by Brian V. Street Pdf

Social Literacies develops new and critical approaches to the understanding of literacy in an international perspective. It represents part of the current trend towards a broader consideration of literacy as social practices, and as its title suggests, it focuses on the social nature of reading and writing and the multiple character of literacy practices.

Author : James Paul Gee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Digital media
ISBN : 1138826022

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Literacy and Education by James Paul Gee Pdf

In this accessible introductory volume, acclaimed scholar James Paul Gee tells the story of how literacy--starting in the early 1980s--came to be seen not as a mental phenomenon, but as a social and cultural one.

Author : James Paul Gee
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Education
ISBN : 0415328608

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An Introduction to Discourse Analysis by James Paul Gee Pdf

Assuming no prior knowledge of linguistics, the author presents both a theory of language in-use & a method of research. This new edition has been completely revised with substantial new material & fully updated references.

Author : Margaret R. Hawkins
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-12
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781135093181

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Framing Languages and Literacies by Margaret R. Hawkins Pdf

In this seminal volume leading language and literacy scholars clearly articulate and explicate major social perspectives and approaches in the fields of language and literacy studies. Each approach draws on distinct bodies of literature and traditions and uses distinct identifiers, labels, and constellations of concepts; each has been taken up across diverse global contexts and is used as rationale and guide for the design of research and of educational policies and practices. Authors discuss the genesis and historical trajectory of the approach with which they are associated; offer their unique perspectives, rationales, and engagements; and investigate implications for understanding language and literacy use in and out of schools. The premise of the book is that understanding concepts, perspectives, and approaches requires knowing the context in which they were created, the rationale or purpose in creating them, and how they have been taken up and applied in communities of practice. Accessible yet theoretically rich, this volume is indispensible for researchers, students, and professionals across the fields of language and literacy studies.

Author : James Paul Gee
Publisher : Common Ground Publishing
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 1612293689

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The Social Mind by James Paul Gee Pdf

"The Social Mind was originally published in 1992."

Author : James Paul Gee
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:49015001344010

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The Social Mind by James Paul Gee Pdf

Stepping beyond cognitive science's new theory of connectionism, Gee formulates a dynamic social theory of mind and meaning. With penetrating analyses, he illustrates how such psychological entities as memories, beliefs, values, and meanings are not formed in isolation but in a social or cultural context that is inherently ideological or political. As he moves toward his conclusion showing what socio-culturally situated linguistics would look like and points to some of the implications for human development, education, and society inherent in this view of linguistics, Gee persuasively demonstrates how people often construct self-deceptive stories that advantage themselves or their group. In the first half of the book, Gee lays the groundwork for the overall theory of language, mind, and society that is developed in the two concluding chapters. He develops a concept of meaning as being rooted in cultural models, introduces a connectionist view of the mind/brain, and argues that memory is a social phenomenon. Then Gee sketches together a theory of mind and society and the nature of socio-cultural-based psychology. He explicitly displays how language fits within social practices and exemplifies claims about the political and ideological nature of social practices. This is a thought-provoking contribution for courses dealing with discourse, narrative, social linguistics, education, social theory, cognitive science, social cognition, and linguistics in anthropology.

Author : Bernardo M. Ferdman,Rose-Marie Weber,Arnulfo G. Ramirez
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1994-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0791418154

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Literacy Across Languages and Cultures by Bernardo M. Ferdman,Rose-Marie Weber,Arnulfo G. Ramirez Pdf

This book examines the linkage between literacy and linguistic diversity, embedding them in their social and cultural contexts. It illustrates that a more complete understanding of literacy among diverse populations and in multicultural societies requires attention to issues of literacy per se as well as to improving an educational process that has relevance beyond members of majority cultures and linguistic groups. The focus of the book is on the social and cultural contexts in which literacy develops and is enacted, with an emphasis on the North American situation. Educators and researchers are discovering that cognitive approaches, while very valuable, are insufficient by themselves to answer important questions about literacy in heterogeneous societies. By considering the implications of family, school, culture, society, and nation for literary processes, the book answers the following questions. In a multi-ethnic context, what does it mean to be literate? What are the processes involved in becoming and being literate in a second language? In what ways is literacy in a second language similar and in what ways is it different from mother-tongue literacy? What factors must be understood to better describe and facilitate literacy acquisition among members of ethnic and linguistic minorities? What are some current approaches that are being used to accomplish this? These are vital questions for researchers and educators in a world that has a large number of immigrants, a variety of multi-ethnic and multi-lingual societies, and an increasing degree of multinational activity. Beyond addressing applied concerns, attending to these questions can provide new insights into basic aspects of literacy.