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Scientific Discourse: Multiliteracy in the Classroom

Scientific Discourse: Multiliteracy in the Classroom

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Publisher's Synopsis

Scientific Discourse examines the nature of scientific inquiry in the primary school classroom to show how this interacts with early literacy. Through an examination of the texts used and produced by pupils studying science the author shows how what is at work in this context of scientific discourse is actually multiliteracy. The teacher aids the pupils' learning using different forms of literacy spread across the spoken word, written text, visual text and physical action. The result of this diverse approach is a growth not only in scientific knowledge, but basic literacy.
The book provides a theoretical introduction to developmental literacy theory, current positions of science education and advanced theories of multiliteracy and genre theory. The new theory of scientific discourse presented in this book will be of interest to researchers of applied linguistics, discourse analysis and education.

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Bloomsbury Continuum

Book information

ISBN: 9780826489593
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Imprint: Bloomsbury Continuum
Pub date:
DEWEY: 372.35042
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 212
Weight: 470g
Height: 156mm
Width: 234mm
Spine width: 14mm