The Narrative Construction of Identities in Critical Education

by Argiris Archakis, Villy Tsakona, V. Tsakona

Book Overview

Based on approaches from discourse analysis and sociolinguistics, this study proposes an analytical model focusing on the linguistic and discursive means narrators use to construct a variety of identities in everyday stories. This model is further exploited in language teaching to cultivate students' cultural sensitivity and critical literacy.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349339423
• ISBN13: 9781349339426
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 211 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"