Cultural Diversity and Discourse Practices in Grade Nine

Lynne V Wiltse (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

320 Seiten

2005
Left Coast Press Inc (Verlag)
978-1-59874-291-6 (ISBN)

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Situated in a grade nine multilingual classroom, the work provides a rich description of the research process in the classroom, highlighting issues related to second language acquisition, students’ immigration experiences, teaching, and learning.

In the classroom, knowledge is widely distributed among the students and teacher, but is difficult to share across linguistic and cultural barriers. Seeking paths across these barriers, Lynne Wiltse meticulously explores the question: What is the discourse frame in which students and teachers work? Situated in a grade nine multilingual classroom, her work provides a rich description of the research process in the classroom. At the same time, she draws the reader sequentially through the analysis, revealing inferences in increasing levels of abstraction within a framework of “communities of practice.” She highlights issues related to second language acquisition, students’ immigration experiences, teaching, and learning, and points the way toward multi-vocal dialogues and practices that can forge a path across cultural and linguistic divides.

Lynne Wiltse is assistant professor in the school of education at Thompson Rivers University, British Columbia.

Prologue, 1 Beginning The Story: Introduction, 2 Forget Your Perfect Offering: Theoretical Framework, 3 There Is a Crack In Everything: Methods, 4 That's How The Light Gets In: Illuminating Community Practices, 5 Let The Light Shine In: Disrupting Community Practices, 6 Ringing The Bells: Accept My Imperfect Offering, Epilogue, References

Reihe/Serie	International Institute for Qualitative Methodology Series
Verlagsort	Walnut Creek
Sprache	englisch
Maße	138 x 216 mm
Gewicht	590 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
ISBN-10	1-59874-291-4 / 1598742914
ISBN-13	978-1-59874-291-6 / 9781598742916
Zustand	Neuware