Description

Book Synopsis

This monograph offers research-based perspectives and linguistically informed approaches to supporting language and literacy development in higher education.



Table of Contents

Series Editor’s Foreword vii – x

Acknowledgments xi

Chapter 1. Language, Teaching, and Learning: General Orientations 1 – 10

Chapter 2. A LASS Approach to Teaching and Learning: Theoretical Foundations 11 – 38

Chapter 3. A LASS Approach to Teaching and Learning: Analytical Tools 39 – 84

Chapter 4. “This Is Description, Not Film Analysis”: Semiotically Mediating Genre, Conceptual Formations, and Text Development 85–145

Chapter 5. “48 Marks Knocked Off for Academic Writing or Lack of Really Annoyed Me”: Genre, Conceptual Formations, and Semantic Variation 147–204

Chapter 6. “I Feel Very New to It and Very Inexperienced”: Semantic Orientation, Semiotic Mediation, and the Genres and Registers of Online Discussion Forums 205 – 254

Chapter 7. Implementing a LASS Approach to Teaching and Learning 255 – 286

References 287 – 297

Index 299 – 308

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: 01/07/2014
      ISBN13: 9781118923825, 978-1118923825
      ISBN10: 1118923820
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      This monograph offers research-based perspectives and linguistically informed approaches to supporting language and literacy development in higher education.



      Table of Contents

      Series Editor’s Foreword vii – x

      Acknowledgments xi

      Chapter 1. Language, Teaching, and Learning: General Orientations 1 – 10

      Chapter 2. A LASS Approach to Teaching and Learning: Theoretical Foundations 11 – 38

      Chapter 3. A LASS Approach to Teaching and Learning: Analytical Tools 39 – 84

      Chapter 4. “This Is Description, Not Film Analysis”: Semiotically Mediating Genre, Conceptual Formations, and Text Development 85–145

      Chapter 5. “48 Marks Knocked Off for Academic Writing or Lack of Really Annoyed Me”: Genre, Conceptual Formations, and Semantic Variation 147–204

      Chapter 6. “I Feel Very New to It and Very Inexperienced”: Semantic Orientation, Semiotic Mediation, and the Genres and Registers of Online Discussion Forums 205 – 254

      Chapter 7. Implementing a LASS Approach to Teaching and Learning 255 – 286

      References 287 – 297

      Index 299 – 308

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