Language and HIV/AIDS (Critical Language and Literacy Studies)
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| Rating | : | 4.69 (500 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1847692192 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 296 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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They draw on various forms of discourse analysis, ethnography, and social semiotics to interpret meaning-making practices in HIV/AIDS education in Australia, Cambodia, Burkina Faso, Hong Kong, India, South Africa, Tanzania, Thailand, and Uganda.. The collection of studies yields helpful insights about the discursive construction of this knowledge in both formal and informal contexts, while demonstrating how the tools of applied linguistics can be exercised to reveal a deeper understanding of the production and dissemination of this knowledge. The authors use a range of qualitative
The result is a stunningly vibrant volume, one that brims with insights based on qualitative analyses of a variety of public and private discourses from around the globe. (Gael Fonken, St Cloud State University Applied Linguistics (2010), First published online: December 8, 2010)This important volume initiates a necessary dialogue exploring the interrelationship between complex social issues that sit at the crux of policy, practice, development, health care, education, and medicine. Matarese, City University of New York, USA Discourse Studies, 13(3) 381-392, 2011)The discourses and levels of analysis in
K. Dr Christina Higgins is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Second Language Studies at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, where she teaches courses in sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, and intercultural communication. Her award-winning research addresses identity and language learning, education and international development, and critical literacy. Recent publications include Ident