In this ground-breaking new textbook, best-selling author and experienced gamer, James Paul Gee, sets out a new theory and method of discourse analysis which applies to language, the real world, science and video games.
In this accessible introductory volume, acclaimed scholar James Paul Gee tells the story of how literacy—starting in the early 1980s—came to be seen not as a mental phenomenon, but as a social and cultural one.
This bestselling textbook provides a comprehensive guide to conducting discourse analysis. This new edition is updated throughout with new... Læs mere