{"product_id":"language-learning-context-wolff-michael-roth-9780415551915","title":"Language, Learning, Context: Talking the Talk","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn what way do educators understand the language they use to make sense of the educational environment?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow does language enable educators and how can they consciously make the most of its potential?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing the right language and setting the correct tone in the school classroom has repercussions for all involved; whether it affects the linguistic development of a student or the effective delivery of a lesson, language plays an important factor in any educational context. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs such, this innovative book focuses right at the heart of learning, arguing that current theories of speech in classrooms do not, and cannot, capture the essentially passive aspects of talking. Until now, these verbal and physical expressions of communication have been left untheorised, leaving the potential of an entire secondary area of language untapped.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExploring his argument along three clear, but interrelated lines of investigation, the author focuses on our understanding, on language itself and finally on communication. Thus he argues: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cli\u003ethat language is unintentional and our understanding of it is limited\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eas soon as we speak, language appears beyond us in a highly singular, situated context\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethat communication cannot be reduced to the simple production of words.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuilding on the work of linguistic philosophers such as Martin Heidegger, Donald Davidson, Paul Ricoeur and Jacques Derrida, these salient points are further elaborated to fully develop the relationship between thinking and talk in educational settings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis invaluable book makes recommendations for the praxis of teaching and will appeal to students, researchers, and practising science and mathematics teachers, as well as those with interests in language and literacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wolff-Michael Roth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415551919\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415551915\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d","brand":"Wolff-Michael Roth","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086623158527,"sku":"9780415551915","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ca743fba-f4fa-42b2-97fa-c20aa25f653f.jpg?v=1769095710","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/language-learning-context-wolff-michael-roth-9780415551915","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}