Synopses & Reviews
Accessible yet theoretically rich, this landmark text introduces key concepts and issues in critical discourse analysis and situates these within the field of educational research. Beyond providing a useful overview, it contextualizes CDA theories and methods in accounts of discourse in classroom and other settings, and identifies the ways in which these forms of language are connected to theories of learning. Detailed analytic procedures are included a to demystify the process, to allow researchers to have a conversation about issues of trustworthiness of interpretations and their value to educational contexts, and to enable replication of studies.
New in the Second Edition:
- New structure organized around three common traditions in CDA: Discourse Analysis; Critical Discourse Analysis; Multimodal Discourse Analysis
- Taking Action feature in each chapter highlights the ways in which CDA can be put to work in K-12 educational settings
- Chapters on teaching or learning the approach in each section
- Touchstone chapter by a recognized expert in the approach/theory plus an interview with the expert in each section
- Stronger international focus, both theories and methods
- Appendix with examples of syllabi, websites, and online resources
- Companion Website - video interviews with leading scholars, power point presentations, data samples (audio-files), examples of data displays
Synopsis
Accessible yet theoretically rich, this landmark text introduces key concepts and issues in critical discourse analysis and situates these within the field of educational research. The book invites readers to consider the theories and methods of three major traditions in critical discourse studies discourse analysis, critical discourse analysis, and multimodal discourse analysis -- through the empirical work of leading scholars in the field. Beyond providing a useful overview, it contextualizes CDA in a wide range of learning environments and identifies how CDA can shed new insights on learning and social change. Detailed analytic procedures are included to demystify the process of conducting CDA, to invite conversations about issues of trustworthiness of interpretations and their value to educational contexts, and to encourage researchers to build on the scholarship in critical discourse studies.
This edition features a new structure; a touchstone chapter in each section by a recognized expert (Gee, Fairclough, Kress); and a stronger international focus on both theories and methods.
NEW Companion Website with Chapter Extensions; Interviews; Bibliographies; and Resources for Teaching Critical Discourse Analysis.