" This book describes the most important kinds of texts in English and introduces the
methodological techniques used to analyze them. Three analytical approaches are …

This article analyzes the development of initiative as an exemplar of one of many learning
experiences that should be studied as part of positive youth development. The capacity for …

Featuring a major synthesis and critique of interdisciplinary narrative theory, Story Logic
marks a watershed moment in the study of narrative. David Herman argues that narrativeøis …

Students who are beginning university studies face a bewildering range of obstacles and
adjustments, and many of these difficulties involve learning to use language in new ways …

Two experienced and esteemed ethnographers examine how to use ethnographic methods
to conduct research in language and literacy. The authors begin by mapping some of the …

The idea for this book evolved slowly, emerging from research taking place at several
institutions applying different approaches to a single research problem: can discourse …

Studies in Language and Linguistics General Editors-Geoffrey Leech, Department of
Modern English Language, Lancaster University and Jenny Thomas, School of English and …

In this article, Vivian Chavez and Elisabeth Soep explore the collaboration among youth and
adult participants at Youth Radio, a broadcast-training program in the San Francisco Bay …

Two African American teachers teach English in the same inner-city high school. One
teacher is successful--her students read, interact, and strive for success. The other teacher's …

Analyses of discourse context can be approached from two perspectives. First, they can
focus on the textual environment, considering lexical, grammatical, and rhetorical features in …