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Academic Discourse: Linguistic Misunderstanding and Professorial Power

Name: Academic Discourse: Linguistic Misunderstanding and Professorial Power
Author: Pierre Bourdieu
ISBN: 9780804726887

by Pierre Bourdieu, Richard Teese

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Overview

Pierre Bourdieu and his associates explore through a careful study of the role of language and linguistic misunderstanding in the teaching contexts of higher education. They study the extent to which university students actually understand the academic discourse they hear in lectures, as well as the factors that influence the ways in which students' essays are assessed. They also examine the extent to which the mastery and the misunderstanding of academic discourse depends on the social background of the individuals concerned.

Synopsis

In this innovative work on culture and education, Pierre Bourdieu and his associates examine the role of language and linguistic misunderstanding in the teaching contexts of higher education.