Language and Learning

by Marie Emmitt, John Pollock, Linda Komesaroff

This revised and updated edition of Language and Learning provides a practical and readable explanation of how language can be understood. It draws on established theories and current understandings about language and literacy to introduce the reader to the key concepts in the field. This new edition includes an explanation of multiple literacies, critical literacy, and the resources students bring to the task of becoming literate. It features activities, discussion questions, key concepts, and extensive references for further reading.

Genres: Nonfiction, Teaching

256 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1992

Reviews

[Kathrina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some chapters are better than others; I recommend discretionary use in a pre-service teaching classroom. Chapters on critical literacy and discourse analysis are very useful as accessible companions to reading Gee, Janks and Fairclough. Very Australian -- that's less a critique than an observation, but after a while you can almost hear the accent.

[Donna Cope · Rating 2 out of 5]

Had to read it for one of my Uni units, I feel it wasn’t overly useful though.

[Benjamin Stahl · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some interesting stuff here. I only skimmed through it. Bit of a lie to say I read the whole thing. But how could I with so many other more interesting books (in other words, not uni-related) to read? For the sake of fairness I give it three stars, which is kinder than the marker will probably be with my exam paper.

[Amanda_u · Rating 1 out of 5]

Useless textbook. Will never refer back to it. Lofty descriptions with poor to nil relevant examples. Difficult to follow. Constantly referred to outside texts to gain meaning of what was being discussed in the text. Not staying on my bookshelf!