LINGUIST List 19.3853

Tue Dec 16 2008

Books: Applied Linguistics: Christie, Derewianka

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        1.    Luke Roberts, School Discourse: Christie, Derewianka

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Message 1: School Discourse: Christie, Derewianka
Date: 16-Dec-2008
From: Luke Roberts <lrobertscontinuumbooks.com>
Subject: School Discourse: Christie, Derewianka
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Title: School Discourse Subtitle: Learning to write across the years of schooling Series Title: Continuum Discourse Published: 2008 Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd
                http://www.continuumbooks.com

Author: Frances Christie Author: Beverly Derewianka Hardback: ISBN: 0826499929 9780826499929 Pages: 280 Price: U.K. £ 75.00
Hardback: ISBN: 0826499929 9780826499929 Pages: 280 Price: U.S. $ 150.00
Abstract:

Writing development has been a key area of research in applied linguisticsfor some time but most work has focused on children's writing at particularages, for example, at the early primary, late primary or secondary stage.

Christie and Derewianka draw on extensive research in both primary andsecondary years to trace the developmental trajectory from age 5 or 6through to 18. Using a systemic functional grammar, they outlinedevelopmental changes in writing in three major areas of the schoolcurriculum - English, history, and science - as children move from earlychildhood to late childhood and on to adolescence and adulthood. The bookconsiders the nature of the curriculum at various stages, discussing theinterplay of curriculum goals, pedagogy and developmental changes aschildren grow older. It also explores how emergent control of the differentsubjects requires control of various subject specific literacies andconsiders the pedagogical implications of their findings.

It will be of interest to anyone involved in the writing performance ofchildren in schools, particularly applied and educational linguists.

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics
Written In: English (eng )

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