How to Do Discourse Analysis: A Toolkit by James Paul Gee

How to Do Discourse Analysis: A Toolkit by James Paul Gee

"How to do Discourse Analysis: A Toolkit" is the essential new book from James Paul Gee, bestselling author of "An Introduction to Discourse Analysis: Theory and Method". Discourse analysis is widely used in a range of academic subjects, all concerned with how humans make meaning and communicate within and across different social and cultural groups. Using a practical how-to approach, Gee provides the tools necessary to work with discourse analysis, with engaging step-by-step tasks featured throughout the book. Each tool is clearly explained, along with guidance on how to use it, and authentic data is provided for readers to practise using the tools. Readers from all fields will gain both a practical and theoretical background in how to do discourse analysis and knowledge of discourse analysis as a distinctive research methodology. "How to do Discourse Analysis: a Toolkit" is the ideal preparation for future learning in discourse analysis and applied linguistics. It is the companion text to Gee's "An Introduction to Discourse Analysis: Theory and Method", meant for those interested in learning discourse analysis by doing it. The interdisciplinary approach means that it is suitable for students across a range of subjects, including Applied Linguistics, Anthropology, and Communication Studies.

"This is without a doubt the most accessible and user-friendly book on discourse analysis to come along for many yearsIt is an ideal companion to Gee's previous book, An Introduction to Discourse Analysis, and will make for an ideal textbook in a wide range of undergraduate courses in language, linguistics and English studies." Rodney Jones, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong "As an ideal companion to An Introduction to Discourse Analysis: Theory and Method, How to do Discourse Analysis: A Toolkit is more hands-on in its approach to understanding and applying discourse analysis in research, teaching, and learning. It is a pleasure to read Gee's simple, clear, humor-injected prose. Part of his brilliance derives from not only making theory accessible, but also anchoring discourse in authentic contexts. The book is essential reading for students and scholars exploring the nuances of language." Jennifer Rowsell, Brock University, Canada "How to do Discourse Analysis: A Toolkit" should not be seen as a mere textbook for undergraduate students in linguistics, but as an essential guide highly recommended to researchers in social sciences and a range of professions dealing with written, spoken or multimodal texts.' - LINGUIST List

James Paul Gee is the Mary Lou Fulton Presidential Professor of Literacy Studies at Arizona State University. His many titles include An Introduction to Discourse Analysis (second edition 2005), Sociolinguistics and Literacies (third edition 2007) and Situated Language and Learning (2004), all published by Routledge.

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ISBN 13	9780415572088
ISBN 10	0415572088
Title	How to Do Discourse Analysis: A Toolkit
Author	James Paul Gee
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	2010-10-08
Number of pages	224
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