Description |
1 online resource (ix, 267 pages) : illustrations. |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
Description |
text file |
Series |
Continuum discourse series
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Continuum discourse series.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-255) and index. |
Contents |
Functional approach to writing development -- Writing stories in subject English -- Writing to respond to and evaluate other texts -- Reconstructing the past: recording and describing historical events -- Reviewing the past: interpreting, explaining, arguing and debating historical events -- Observing and writing about the natural world -- Interpreting phenomena of the natural world -- Developmental trajectory in writing -- References -- Index. |
Summary |
This book tracks the developmental changes in writing across the schools curriculum, enhancing a key area of research in applied linguistics. 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, hist. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Children -- Language.
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Children -- Language. |
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English language -- Written English -- Study and teaching.
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English language -- Written English -- Study and teaching. |
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English language -- Written English. |
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Language and education.
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Language and education. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Subject |
Children. |
Added Author |
Derewianka, Beverly.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Christie, Frances. School discourse. London : Continuum, 2010 9781441131317 (OCoLC)660545883 |
ISBN |
9781441132208 (electronic book) |
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1441132201 (electronic book) |
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9780826499929 |
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9781441131317 |
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1441131310 |
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