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21 - Language and Education

Learning to Mean

from Part III - SFL in Application

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 May 2019

By
Peter Mickan
Edited by
Geoff Thompson ,
Wendy L. Bowcher ,
Lise Fontaine  and
David Schönthal
Geoff Thompson
Affiliation:
University of Liverpool
Wendy L. Bowcher
Affiliation:
Sun Yat-Sen University, China
Lise Fontaine
Affiliation:
Cardiff University
David Schönthal
Affiliation:
Cardiff University
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Summary

Systemic Functional Linguistics continues to be a powerful influence on education – in the conception of language as social semiotic, in the analysis of texts in context, and in the understanding of language learning as a social process of learning to mean. For Halliday education is a field of activity 'where we investigate how language functions in various educational contexts, and by doing so, seek to improve our educational practice' with our concern 'always with language in context'. This chapter reviews SFL contributions to language education in the primary, secondary, and tertiary sectors. It includes sections on teacher education and suggestions for continuing the rich exploration of functional theory applied in educational practice.
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The Cambridge Handbook of Systemic Functional Linguistics , pp. 537 - 560
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Print publication year: 2019

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