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1	An Introduction to Discourse Analysis: Theory and Method more books like this by James Paul Gee add to wishlist James Paul Gee presents here his unique integrated approach to discourse analysis: the analysis of spoken and written language as it is used to enact social and cultural perspectives and identities. Assuming no prior knowledge of linguistics, James Paul Gee presents both a theory of language-in-use, as well as a method of research. This method is ... see all copies from $23.00! new only from $30.70! \| first editions \| SVS
2	What Video Games Have to Teach Us about Learning and Literacy: Revised and Updated Edition more books like this by James Paul Gee add to wishlist The definitive look at all that can be learned from video games see all copies from $5.85! new only from $10.97! \| SVS
3	Don't Bother Me Mom -- I'm Learning! more books like this by Marc Prensky, James Paul Gee (Foreword by) add to wishlist The POSITIVE Guide for Parents Concerned About Their Kids' Video and Computer Game Playing see all copies from $6.48! new only from $15.01! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	What Video Games Have to Teach Us about Learning and Literacy more books like this by James Paul Gee add to wishlist A controversial look at the positive things that can be learned from video games by a well known professor of education. James Paul Gee begins his new book with "I want to talk about vide games--yes, even violent video games--and say some positive things about them." With this simple but explosive beginning, one of America's most well-respected ... see all copies from $2.89! new only from $9.57! \| first editions
5	Situated Language and Learning: A Critique of Traditional Schooling more books like this by James Paul Gee add to wishlist Why do poor and minority students under-perform in school? Do computer games help or hinder learning? What can new research in psychology teach educational policy-makers? In this major new book, James Gee tackles the 'big ideas' about language, literacy and learning, applying his findings to real problems facing educationalists today. He tackles ... see all copies from $23.99! new only from $32.71! \| SVS
6	Social Linguistics and Literacies: Ideology in Discourses more books like this by James Paul Gee add to wishlist In its first edition, "Social Linguistics and Literacies" was a major contribution to the emerging interdisciplinary field of sociocultural approaches to language and literacy, and was one of the founding texts of the 'New Literacy Studies'. This new edition includes much updated and revised material, and discusses some of the criticisms that have ... see all copies from $39.43! new only from $42.72! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Re-Reading Families: The Literate Lives of Urban Children, Four Years Later more books like this by Catherine Compton-Lilly, James Paul Gee (Foreword by) add to wishlist Four years after publishing her provocative study, "Reading Families: The Literate Lives of Urban Children", Compton-Lilly revisits the same group of urban students (then first graders, now fourth and fifth graders) and their families. Armed with rare longitudinal data from follow-up interviews and reading assessments, she once again upsets ... see all copies from $22.95! new only from $22.95! \| SVS
8	Good Video Games and Good Learning: Collected Essays on Video Games, Learning and Literacy more books like this by James Paul Gee add to wishlist This book discusses a broad range of topics concerning video games, learning and literacy. These include the ways games can marry pleasure, learning and mastery through the sense of ownership, agency and control players enjoy when gaming, as well as controversial issues surrounding games. The book explores relationships between values, identity, ... see all copies from $26.15! new only from $26.15!
9	How Computer Games Help Children Learn more books like this by David Williamson Shaffer, James Paul Gee (Foreword by) add to wishlist Combining years of research and classroom experience, Shaffer makes a compelling argument for the educational power of computer games as tools to help children learn about real world issues.Gaming is a hot topic - $10 billion game industry, new international gamers conferences, and record-breaking sales on interactive games for all ages. As ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.48! \| SVS
10	Language, Literacy, and Power in Schooling more books like this by Teresa L McCarty (Editor), With Teresa L McCarty (Editor), James Paul Gee (Contributions by) add to wishlist Language, Literacy, and Power in Schooling brings critical ethnographic perspectives to bear on the negotiation of language, literacy, and power in culturally and linguistically diverse contexts, showing how literacy and schooling are negotiated by children and adults and how schooling becomes a key site of struggle over whose knowledge, ... see all copies from $14.49! new only from $43.31! \| SVS
11 view cover	Asset Management Standards: Corporate Governance for Asset Management more books like this by Otto Loistl, Robert Petrag add to wishlist Three issues shape the current debate on asset management: the restructuring of the management process to integrate new investment products, the necessity to reform pension schemes, and the achievement of a globally coordinated regulatory framework. These challenging tasks benefit from objective guidance by scientifically substantiated asset ... see all copies from $28.52! new only from $179.15!
12 view cover	Assessment, Equity, and Opportunity to Learn more books like this by Pamela Moss (Editor), Diana Pullin (Editor), James Paul Gee (Editor) add to wishlist Providing all students with a fair opportunity to learn (OTL) is perhaps the most pressing issue facing U.S. education. Moving beyond conventional notions of OTL - as access to content, often content tested; access to resources; or access to instructional processes - the authors reconceptualize OTL in terms of interaction among learners and ... see all copies from $9.49! new only from $25.50! \| SVS
13 view cover	Introduction to Human Language: Fundamental Concepts in Linguistics more books like this by James Paul Gee add to wishlist An introduction to fundamental concepts in the study of language, this text seeks to develop ideas in arguments in enough detail and depth so that the reader can gain a felling for how they work and for their multiple inter-connections. It treats theoretical linguistics, socio-cultural concerns, and the study of discourse as each integral parts of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $20.83! \| first editions
14 view cover	Playing to Learn: Video Games in the Classroom more books like this by David Hutchison, James Paul Gee (Foreword by) add to wishlist A practical resource that helps middle and secondary school teachers and school librarians integrate the study of video games into the classroom curriculum. see all copies from $22.10! new only from $36.00! \| SVS
15 view cover	Social Linguistics and Literacies more books like this by James Paul Gee add to wishlist This text attempts to bridge the disciplinary gap between the study of language and literacy, and the study of social theory and critical pedagogy. Topics covered include contemporary, social and cultural approaches to literacy, and key aspects of discourse studies and sociolinguistics. see all copies from $128.85! new only from $128.85! \| SVS
16 view cover	The Social Mind: Language, Ideology, and Social Practice more books like this by James Paul Gee add to wishlist Stepping behond cognitive science's new theory of "connectionism", Gee formulates a dynamic social theory of mind and meaning. With penetrating analyses, he illustrates how such psychological entities as memories, beliefs, values, and meanings are not formed in isolation but in a social or cultural context that is inherently ideological or ... see all copies from $89.99!
17 view cover	Why Video Games Are Good for Your Soul by James Paul Gee add to wishlist Why Video Games are Good for Your Soul is about pleasure and learning. Good video games allow people to create their own 'music', to compose a symphony from their own actions, decisions, movements, and feelings. They allow people to become 'pros', to feel and act like an expert soldier, city planner, world builder, thief, tough guy, wizard and a ... see all copies from $30.95! new only from $30.95!
18 view cover	Social Lingu Literac more books like this by James Paul Gee add to wishlist This text attempts to bridge the disciplinary gap between the study of language and literacy, and the study of social theory and critical pedagogy. Topics covered include contemporary, social and cultural approaches to literacy, and key aspects of discourse studies and sociolinguistics. see all copies from $41.77!
19	Social Linguis & Literac PB more books like this by James Paul Gee add to wishlist An introduction to linguistics in which sense, cultural diversity, education, literacy and ideology are crucial concerns. The way linguistic traits are developed in social contexts and see all copies from $12.50! first editions
20	Die Gruppe 47 by James Paul Gee add to wishlist see all copies from $39.14! new only from $64.92!

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