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LINGUIST List 23.1976

Sun Apr 22 2012

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

Editor for this issue: Danniella Hornby <daniellalinguistlist.org>

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Date: 20-Apr-2012
From: Laura Bally <publicitypeterlang.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
Published: 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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