This volume explores the evolution in language use experienced by children and young people throughout school, and the ways they become more conscious about its multi-functionality and the choices open to them in making meaning. * Describes a trajectory of language development in schooling from age 6 to age 18 * Draws on systemic functional linguistics to trace changes in the language resources successful children and adolescents use to make meanings in new discourse patterns as they engage in the curricular tasks of science, history, and language arts * Explores the way in which content, interpersonal relationships, and textual structure simultaneously evolve over four stages of children s and adolescents development * Offers new theoretical insights and practical awareness of the multi-functionality of language
- ISBN10 1118292006
- ISBN13 9781118292006
- Publish Date 13 April 2012
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Format Paperback
- Pages 260
- Language English