Discourse in English Language Education
Discourse in English Language Education by John Flowerdew, published by Routledge in 2013, is a comprehensive exploration of key concepts in Discourse Studies and their relevance to language education. This edition spans 230 pages and is presented in English, offering an accessible introduction for students and educators alike. The book critically examines various approaches within the field, drawing on significant research to highlight important literature and practical applications in pedagogy.
Readers will find a thorough analysis of diverse discourse examples, including casual conversation, newspapers, and classroom interactions. The text covers a range of approaches such as Systemic Functional Linguistics, Conversation Analysis, and Critical Discourse Analysis, among others. Each chapter includes discussion questions designed to promote critical thinking and engagement with the material. Discourse in English Language Education serves as a valuable resource for upper undergraduates and postgraduates interested in Applied Linguistics, TESOL, and Language Education.
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Discourse in English Language Education introduces students to the major concepts and questions in Discourse Studies and their applications to language education. Each chapter draws on key research to examine critically a particular approach in the field, providing a review of important literature, examples to illustrate the principal issues concerned and an outline of the implications for their application to pedagogy.
Features include:
- coverage of a broad range of approaches in the field, including Systemic Functional Linguistics and Register, Speech Acts, the Cooperative Principle and Politeness, Conversation Analysis, Genre Analysis, Critical Discourse Analysis and Corpus Linguistics
- analysis of a wide range of discourse examples that include casual conversation, newspapers, fiction, radio, classrooms, blogs and real-life learner texts
- a selection of illustrations and tables carefully chosen to enhance students’ understanding of different concepts and approaches
- stimulating discussion questions at the end of each chapter, specially designed to foster critical thinking, reflection and engagement with the topics covered.
Engaging, accessible and comprehensive, Discourse in English Language Education richly demonstrates how Discourse Studies can inform the teaching of English and other languages, both as a foreign language and in the mother tongue.
It will be essential reading for upper undergraduates and postgraduates with interests in Applied Linguistics, TESOL and Language Education.
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