Handbook of Classroom Discourse and Interaction, Paperback by Markee, Numa (E...

Handbook of Classroom Discourse and Interaction, Paperback by Markee, Numa (EDT), ISBN 1119039908, ISBN-13 9781119039907, Brand New, Free shipping in the USThe Handbook of Classroom Discourse and Interaction is an authoritative reference work exploring the latest research, methodologies, and theories related to classroom language, teaching, and learning. The distinguished group of contributors represent a variety of research traditions that include education, cognitive interactionism, sociocultural theory, language socialization, conversation analysis, and critical theory. The framework of the volume allows readers to gain important insights into the ways researchers conceptualize and carry out research on classroom discourse and interaction-with an overarching goal of facilitating a critical understanding of how and why these traditions differ, using empirically based research. The final chapter looks to the future with questions about the directions of classroom language research.

Numa Markee is Associate Professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA. He is an English Language Specialist for the US Department of State and author of Managing Curricular Innovation (1997) and Conversation Analysis (2000).