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This book examines new functional approaches to language and education, and the impact of these on literacy in the classroom. The first section looks at issues of multimodality, in which the definition of a text is expanded to include not only that which is written down, but also the interaction of...

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Other Authors: McCabe, Anne (Anne M.), O'Donnell, Mick, Whittaker, Rachel
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Continuum, 2009.
Series:Continuum contemporary studies in linguistics.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:This book examines new functional approaches to language and education, and the impact of these on literacy in the classroom. The first section looks at issues of multimodality, in which the definition of a text is expanded to include not only that which is written down, but also the interaction of writing, graphics, and audiovisual material. The contributors explores ways in which language education can be expanded to deal with multimodal discourse, whether in children's books, in textbooks, or on the web. The second section looks at how critical discourse analysis and appraisal theory can be.
Physical Description:1 online resource (vi, 277 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9781441104588
1441104585
9780826433190
0826433197
128245255X
9781282452558

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