23.1976, Books: Learning to Become a Professional in a Textually-Mediated World: Lau

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Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2012 19:17:27
From: Laura Bally [publicity at peterlang.com]
Subject: Learning to Become a Professional in a Textually-Mediated World: Lau

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Title: Learning to Become a Professional in a Textually-Mediated World 
Subtitle: A Text-Oriented Study of Placement Practices 
Series Title: Linguistic Insights - Volume 139  

Publication Year: 2012 
Publisher: Peter Lang AG
	   http://www.peterlang.com

Book URL: http://www.peterlang.com/?431016 

Author: Ken Lau

Paperback: ISBN:  9783034310161 Pages: 261 Price: U.S. $ 76.95
Paperback: ISBN:  9783034310161 Pages: 261 Price: U.K. £ 50.00
Paperback: ISBN:  9783034310161 Pages: 261 Price: Europe EURO 55.00 Comment: for Germany EURO 58.90, for Austria EURO 60.50 (incl. VAT)

Abstract:

The book presents a text-based study of discourse practices in placement, a 
hybrid zone which re-contextualises academic knowledge and professional 
practices. Using Lave and Wenger's Communities of Practice as the 
overarching theoretical framework, the study investigates how novices learn to 
write like their professional counterparts. By collecting texts completed in 
various placement contexts and in-depth qualitative interviews with informants, 
the study features a multi-dimensional approach to the analysis of discourse 
practices in terms of text construction and text consumption. The issues of 
genre, feedback, identity and role associated with placement learning are 
brought into focus. 

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics
                     Discourse Analysis

Written In: English  (eng)

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