Bridging Discourses in the ESL Classroom

Students Teachers and Researchers

Dr Pauline Gibbons (University of New South Wales, Australia)

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Bloomberg Press
18 October 2018

Literacy; Semantics; Teaching of a specific subject; Languages & ESL; English as a Second Language; English as a Second Language

Series: Bloomsbury Classics in Linguistics

Bridging Discourses in the ESL Classroom is concerned with the nature of talk in multilingual classrooms. Examining the interactions between students learning in and through English as a second language and their teachers, this book identifies the patterns of discourse which support and enable both second language development and the learning of curriculum knowledge. These patterns are ‘bridging discourses', combining the everyday language used by the student with the specialised language of the academic register.

Drawing on second language acquisition research and systemic functional linguistic theory, in particular the work of Halliday and Vygotsky, Pauline Gibbons develops tools to view classroom talk through a powerful interdisciplinary lens. Putting forward an innovative new theory of classroom discourse analysis, this book focuses on applying theory to practice. This is an invaluable resource for all teachers, researchers and students of linguistics and education.

By: Dr Pauline Gibbons (University of New South Wales Australia)
Imprint: Bloomberg Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 214mm, Width: 136mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 460g
ISBN: 9781350063273
ISBN 10: 1350063274
Series: Bloomsbury Classics in Linguistics
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 18 October 2018
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. 'Bridging Discourses' in the ESL classroom: an introduction Part I: Language, learning and learners: perspectives across disciplines 2. A sociocultural view of language and learning 3. Second language learning and teaching Part II: Inside two classrooms 4. Researching the classroom 5. Teaching and learning in two classrooms Part III: Discourse contexts for second language development 6. Teachers and learners: constructing new meanings 7. The teachers: teaching as mediation 8. The learners: affordances for learning Glossary of systemic functional linguistic terms Appendix: Episode summaries References Index

Pauline Gibbons is Adjunct Professor of TESOL at the University of New South Wales, Australia.