Situated Language and Learning

A Critique of Traditional Schooling

By:

James Paul Gee

Format:

Hardback

Series:

Literacies

Show Hide Adult Content

$386.99

Available from supplier

Usually ships in 3-4 weeks

0 in Trolley

Price Match

Wrap this item as a gift ($5.90) - add a free gift card on the next page

Buy Now, Pay Later with:

4 payments of $96.75 with Afterpay Learn more

Availability

Delivering to:

Estimated arrival:

Around 7-19 June using International Courier

Description

Why do poor and minority students under-perform in school? Do computer games help or hinder learning? What can new research in psychology teach educational policy-makers? In this major new book, James Gee tackles the 'big ideas' about language, literacy and learning, applying his findings to real problems facing educationalists today. He tackles controversial debates such as the New Literacy Studies, and the idea that the academic language required to study, for example, Mathematics and the Sciences, is exclusionary and places unfair demands on poor and minority students. Gee also explores learning outside the classroom, looking at computer and video games and comparing the way a child interacts with others and technology to learn and play, with school-based learning in science classrooms. Bringing together the latest research from a number of disciplines, Language, Literacy and Learning is a bold, ambitious book by a leading figure in the field. It is essential reading for anyone interested in education and language.

Author Biography:

James Paul Gee is the Tashia Morgridge Professor of Reading at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, USA. His previous publications include Social Linguistics and Literacies (Taylor & Francis 1996, 2nd edition), An Introduction to Discourse Analysis (Routledge 1999), and What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy (2003).

Release date Australia

July 8th, 2004

Author

James Paul Gee

Audience

Tertiary Education (US: College)

Illustrations

2 Tables, black and white

Pages

144

Series

Literacies

Dimensions

156x234x7

ISBN-13

9780415317771

Product ID

2380346

Customer reviews

Nobody has reviewed this product yet. You could be the first!

Write a Review

Marketplace listings

There are no Marketplace listings available for this product currently.
Already own it? Create a free listing and pay just 9% commission when it sells!

Sell Yours Here