Talking to Learn

<p>This book examines the place of talk in learning and the role of such talk in literacy education. It builds on a strong tradition of research into the role of talk in constructing curriculum knowledge the relationship between talking and thinking and the significance of extended in-depth dialogic interaction in classroom talk. However it differs from tradition with its emphasis on the need to make the role of language in learning more visible and more explicit.</p><p></p><p>This book places particular emphasis on the relationship between dialogic pedagogy and language-based approaches to learning. Contributions range from discussions on educational linguistics and dialogic pedagogy as complementary perspectives to needs of students for whom English is an additional language or dialect.</p><p></p><p>This volume was originally published as a special issue of <i>Research Papers in Education</i>.</p>