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Social Linguistics And Literacies: Ideology in Discourse (Critical Perspectives on Literacy and Education)
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 370
EAN: 9780750709286
Edition: 2
ISBN: 0750709286
Label: Routledge
Manufacturer: Routledge
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 218
Publication Date: April 01, 1996
Publisher: Routledge
Studio: Routledge
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Rating:  - A Critical Literacy Handbook
Gee does what he does in this book what he always does in all of his books: dropping wisdom from every stroke of his pen with sensorial examples. If you do not undestand critical literacy: please consider beginning with this one.
Chapter Two represents my favorite because he does a historical overview (i.e. a literature review for Ph.D. language/literacy students) on critical theory. Going from the ancient philosopher Plato to Critical theory icon Freire will amaze you. He shows all ... Read More
Rating:  - Social Linguistics and Literacies: Thoughtful & Provocative
It is difficult to get a hold of James Paul Gee's works-- they seem to always be out of stock. Although looking for The Social Mind, I ended up ordering Social Linguistics and Literacies, and would recommend it to anyone, but especially for the educator interested in scientific bases for critical pedagogy. Gee writes in a very approachable manner, and has much to say. He delves into his favorite subject, Discourses, from a linguistics perspective, but his audience is geared to the layman as well as ... Read More
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