School Discourse

Name: School Discourse
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Learning to Write Across the Years of Schooling

By Frances Christie and Dr Beverly Derewianka

Series: Continuum Discourse

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School Discourse traces the development of children's writing skills from ages 5 to 18, using extensive research across primary and secondary education. The authors apply systemic functional grammar to reveal changes in writing within English, history, and science curricula, emphasising the interaction of curriculum goals, pedagogy, and developmental growth. The book highlights the importance of mastering subject-specific literacies and discusses implications for teaching practice.
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Ideal for educational linguists, teachers, curriculum developers, and researchers interested in writing development and pedagogy within primary and secondary education.

Tracks the developmental changes in writing across the schools curriculum, enhancing a key area of research in applied linguistics. Using a systemic functional grammar, this book outlines developmental changes in writing in three major areas of the school curriculum - English, history, and science.

Tracks the developmental changes in writing across the schools curriculum, enhancing a key area of research in applied linguistics.

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Writing development has been a key area of research in applied linguistics for some time, but most work has focused on children's writing at particular ages. Christie and Derewianka draw on extensive research in both primary and secondary years to trace the developmental trajectory from age 5 or 6 through to 18.

Using a systemic functional grammar, they outline developmental changes in writing in three major areas of the school curriculum - English, history, and science - as children move from early childhood to late childhood and on to adolescence and adulthood. The book considers the nature of the curriculum at various stages, discussing the interplay of curriculum goals, pedagogy and developmental changes as children grow older. It also explores how emergent control of the different subjects requires control of various subject-specific literacies and considers the pedagogical implications of their findings.

School Discourse will be of interest to anyone involved in the writing performance of children in schools, particularly applied and educational linguists.

Series: Continuum Discourse

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School Discourse

By Frances Christie and Dr Beverly Derewianka

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Praised by experts like Professor Mary J. Schleppegrell for its clear and detailed descriptions of writing development across the curriculum, School Discourse is recognised as a vital reference for teachers, curriculum developers, and writing researchers. The Australian Journal of Linguistics highlights its value for educators in English-medium settings and its potential to improve writing programmes at all educational levels.

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ISBN: 9781441131317

Publisher: Continuum Publishing Corporation

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 11 November 2010

Country: United States

Imprint: Continuum Publishing Corporation

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 232.0mm

Weight: 434g

Pages: 280

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Children’s, Teenage and Educational Dr Beverly Derewianka Education & Reference Frances Christie Non-Fiction Series: Continuum Discourse

About the Author

Frances Christie is Emeritus Professor of Language and Literacy Education at the University of Melbourne, Australia and Honorary Professor at the University of Sydney, Australia. Beverly Derewianka is Professor of Language Education in the Faculty of Education, University of Wollongong, Australia.

School Discourse