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Bridging Discourses in the ESL Classroom: Students, Teachers and Researchers

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Bridging Discourses in the ESL Classroom: Students, Teachers and Researchers
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Dr Pauline Gibbons
SeriesBloomsbury Classics in Linguistics
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:384
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 138
Category/GenreLiteracy
ISBN/Barcode 9781350063273
ClassificationsDewey:428.0071
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Publication Date 18 October 2018
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Bridging Discourses in the ESL Classroom is concerned with the nature of talk in multilingual classrooms. Examining the interactions between students learning in and through English as a second language and their teachers, this book identifies the patterns of discourse which support and enable both second language development and the learning of curriculum knowledge. These patterns are 'bridging discourses', combining the everyday language used by the student with the specialised language of the academic register. Drawing on second language acquisition research and systemic functional linguistic theory, in particular the work of Halliday and Vygotsky, Pauline Gibbons develops tools to view classroom talk through a powerful interdisciplinary lens. Putting forward an innovative new theory of classroom discourse analysis, this book focuses on applying theory to practice. This is an invaluable resource for all teachers, researchers and students of linguistics and education.

Author Biography

Pauline Gibbons is Adjunct Professor of TESOL at the University of New South Wales, Australia.