Author Archives: David Ker

This is quite good and very recent. Lots of stats on enrollment etc. Education reform in Mozambique : lessons and challenges (English) | The World Bank.

Carnivalesque in Sri Lankan schools starting at page 147. Parallels with Mozambique. Here the emphasis is not on educating children but in improving the pedagogy for English through song. Learner Autonomy Across Cultures: Language Education Perspectives – David Palfreyman, Richard … Continue reading →

“Carne, carnales,” and the Carnivalesque: Bakhtinian “batos,” Disorder, and Narrative Discourses Yes, this does mention Bakhtin but it’s primarily interesting for being just a really well written paper, entertaining and challenging from start to finish. Limon_Carne_Carnales_Carnivalesque.pdf (application/pdf Object).

Integrationism: a very brief introduction.

Chapter 2 is a critique by Paul Prior of Bakhtin’s genre using Voloshinov. I quite like how he points out that Bakhtin isn’t focused on linguistics or semiotics. Also like what he says about writing. genre.pdf (application/pdf Object).

A Multimodal Approach to Academic ‘Literacies’: Problematising the Visual/Verbal Divide by Arlene Archer Opens with a very nice discussion of not using literacy terminology to talk about multimodality. Archer Language and Education 2006.pdf application/pdf Object.

Starts off with a nice glossary. Google Books: Understanding Bourdieu – Jen Webb, Tony Schirato, Geoff Danaher – Google Books. Amazon: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Understanding-Bourdieu-Jen-Webb/dp/0761974636#reader_0761974636

PhD on art and pedagogy using Certeau among others. Good description of la perruque as self-motivated work within the workplace with a playful aspect. _PhD thesis D P Andrew 20 Oct 2011 FINAL 1].pdf (application/pdf Object).

Certeau+Multimodal Analysis+Cookbooks=Yummy! OhioLINK ETD: Fleitz, Elizabeth.