Frances Christie / J. R. Martin (eds.)

Language, Knowledge and Pedagogy

Functional Linguistic and Sociological Perspectives
Herausgeber: Christie, Frances; Martin, J. R.

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book explores the nature of knowledge, language and pedagogy from the perspective of two complementary theories: systemic functional linguistics, and Bernstein-inspired sociology. Bernstein's sociology of knowledge makes a distinction between horizontal and vertical discourses as ways in which knowledge is transmitted in institutional settings, with teachers as agents of symbolic control. Systemic functional linguists have explored educational discourse according to similar hierarchies, and by bringing the two perspectives together this book shows the impact of language on knowledge and pedagogy. The contributors examine the different structures of knowledge and the flow of information within the school context, but also according to language in early childhood, literacy, English, the social sciences, science and mathematics. The result is a progressive and dynamic analysis of knowledge structures at work in educational institutions. Language, Knowledge and Pedagogy makes a major contribution to linguistics, applied linguistics and educational theory. It will be of interest to researchers working in these areas.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Continnuum-3PL
• Seitenzahl: 292
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 605g
• ISBN-13: 9780826489173
• ISBN-10: 0826489176
• Artikelnr.: 21752538

Autorenporträt

Frances Christie is Emeritus Professor of Language and Literacy Education at the University of Melbourne, Australia and Honorary Professor at the University of Sydney, Australia.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: Functional Linguistic and Sociological Perspectives on Education 1. The dialogue between functional linguistics and sociology
Frances Christie (University of Melbourne
University of Sydney
Australia) Part II: Theoretical Foundations 2. Bernstein's codes
devices and knowledge structures
Karl Maton and Johan Muller (University of Wollongong
Australia and University of Cape Town
South Africa) 3. Kinds of knowledge: A functional linguistic perpsective
J. R. Martin
(University of Sydney
Australia) Part III: Knowledge Structure: Horizontal and Vertical Discourse 4. The nub of knowledge
Johan Muller (University of Cape Town
South Africa) 5. Accessing knowledge structures
Karl Maton (University of Sydney
Australia) 6. Canons and the basis of hierarchical knowledge structures
Robert Moore (University of Cambridge
UK) Part IV: Fields of Discourse - Disciplines of Discourse 7. Language for learning in early childhood
Claire Painter (University of New South Wales
Australia) 8. Literacy
segmented pedagogy and vertical discourse
Geoff Williams (University College London)  9. Forms of knowledge in subject English
Frances Christie and Mary Macken-Horarik (University of Canberra
Australia and University of Melbourne
University of Sydney
Australia 10. Vertical and horizontal discourse and the social sciences
Peter Wignell (Charles Darwin University
Australia) 11. Science
mathematics and multimodal grammaticality
Kay O'Halloran (National University
Singapore) Part IV: Research Prospects - Exploring Uncommon Sense 12. Future directions in research in knowledge structure
Frances Christie
J. R. Martin
Mary Maton and Johan Muller (University of Melbourne
University of Sydney
Australia and University of Cape Town
South Africa)