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Learning discourses and the discourses of learning
Edited by Helen Marriott, Tim Moore and Robyn Spence Brown
Clayton, Vic. : Monash University, Matheson Library, 2007
ISBN: 9780980361643
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Book description
Learning Discourses and the Discourses of Learning is an
edited collection of papers exploring issues of teaching and learning in
academic settings. The key theme of the volume is 'discourses' - especially
as these relate to institutional policies, disciplinary practices and
students' processes of learning in the academy. Particular attention is paid
to the experiences of second-language students studying at Australian
universities as well as those learning foreign languages in Australia.
Employing a variety of methodologies and theoretical perspectives, the
papers in Learning Discourses are unified by a focus on rich and
socially situated empirical data. The book addresses issues highly pertinent
to the dynamic character of contemporary higher education in Australia, one
dominated by trends towards the internationalisation and professionalisation
of university programs, and the growing intercultural nature of social and
academic interactions.
Part one covers issues of discourse and change, exploring processes
of discourse acquisition and production in a range of disciplinary contexts,
along with the nexus between academic and professional discourses.
Part two deals with broader issues of the participation and
socialisation of students in second-language-use situations, ranging from
macro (social planning and policy) issues to the micro (interpersonal)
level.
Part three looks at the social mediation of foreign language learning
covering a range of tertiary and secondary settings in Australia and has a
particular focus on Japanese as a foreign language.
This book is intended for academics and students - postgraduate and
undergraduate - working in foreign language programs, academic and language
support programs, and applied linguistics.
About the author
Helen Marriott is Associate Professor in the School of Languages,
Cultures and Linguistics, Faculty of Arts, Monash University.
Tim Moore is an Honorary Research Associate in the School of Languages,
Cultures and Linguistics, Faculty of Arts, Monash University.
Robyn Spence-Brown is Senior Lecturer in the School of Languages,
Cultures and Linguistics, Faculty of Arts, Monash University.
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