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OverviewEducation depends crucially on language: knowledge and skills are taught largely through a process of linguistic exchange. But how much of the language used by teachers and professors is actually understood by students? To what extent does the social background of students affect their capacity to understand the language used in the classroom or the lecture hall? Why do students and teachers over-estimate the success of the educational process and under-estimate the degree of misunderstanding involved? In this important work Pierre Bourdieu and his associates explore these and other questions through a careful study of the role of language and linguistic misunderstanding in the teaching contexts of higher education. They study the extent to which university students actually understand the academic discourse they hear in lectures, as well as the factors that influence the ways in which students' essays are assessed. They also examine the extent to which the mastery and the misunderstanding of academic discourse depends on the social background of the individuals concerned. Drawing on empirical research and developing a distinctive theoretical perspective, Bourdieu and his associates argue that academic discourse is a medium of communication that both expresses and reproduces a relation of pedagogical power and respect. Academic Discourse is an important part of the work of Bourdieu and his associates on culture and education and is complementary to some of their most well-known books, such as Reproduction, The Inheritors and Homo Academicus. This translation will be welcomed not only by scholars interested in the development of Bourdieu's work, but also by students of sociology, education and applied linguistics and by teachers and others concerned with the role of language and power in the process of education. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Pierre Bourdieu (Collège de France) , Jean-Claude Passeron (École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris) , Monique De Saint Martin (École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris)Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd Imprint: Polity Press Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 15.30cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.227kg ISBN: 9780745617169ISBN 10: 0745617166 Pages: 152 Publication Date: 18 February 1996 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsPreface to the English Language Edition. Glossary. Introduction: Language and Relationship to Language in the Teaching Situation: Pierre Bourdieu and Jean-Claude Passeron. 1. Students and the Language of Teaching: Pierre Bourdieu, Jean-Claude Passeron and Monique de Saint Martin. 2. Student Rhetoric in Exams: Christian Baudelot. 3. University Students and their Attitudes to Academic Staff and Teaching Practice: Guy Vincent with the assistance of Michel Freyssenet. 4. The Users of Lille University Library: Pierre Bourdieu and Monique de Saint Martin. Index.ReviewsAuthor InformationPierre Bourdieu was Professor of Sociology at the Collège de France Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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