Discourse Analysis in Practice

Perspectives and Lessons Learned

Luciana C. de Oliveira|Jia Gui
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Discourse Analysis in Practice: Perspectives and Lessons Learned is a comprehensive and multifaceted exploration of discourse analysis methodologies and their applications across a range of contemporary issues and contexts. By compiling contributions from diverse scholars, this book aims to highlight the versatility and depth of discourse analysis, showcasing its potential to uncover hidden power dynamics, societal structures, and cultural implications within various discourses. The book extends current knowledge in the field, offering new insights and critical perspectives that address previously unrecognized or infrequently considered topics. It serves as both a reference volume and a practical guide for academics, researchers, and practitioners, enhancing their understanding and application of discourse analysis in their respective domains.

The primary audience for this book is educators and researchers who are interested in implementing discourse analysis in their research and/or practice in K-16 contexts. Readers can utilize this book as a reference guide to gain insights into various discourse analysis methodologies and their applications. It serves as an advanced guide for conducting research and analyzing different types of discourse in educational, social, and political contexts.

Chapter 1. Discourse Analysis in Practice: An Introduction; Luciana C. de Oliveira and Jia Gui

  • Chapter 2. Middle School Students’ Emotional Experiences in Mathematics Represented through Emotion Graphs: A Multimodal Discourse Analysis; Bailey J. Bontrager, Adrienne Spring, V. Rani Satyam, Christine Lee Bae, Marco Aldi, Nicola Tarasca, and Allison H. Moore
  • Chapter 3. Teacher Identities In Pre-Service Teacher Education: A Critical Discourse Analysis; Ana Carolina Guerreiro Piacentini, Jefferson Lhamas dos Santos, and Michele Salles El Kadri
  • Chapter 4. How Do We Use Conversation Here? Using Interactional Sociolinguistics to Understand Teacher Reluctance to Implement Restorative Discipline; Georgia Heyward
  • Chapter 5. Making Meaning: A Multimodal Discourse Analysis of a Bilingual Picturebook; Tara M. Willging
  • Chapter 6. Train Her Up: A Multimodal Discourse Analysis of a Mary Magdalene Retelling Adapted as a Role Model for Preteen Girls Makeba; Lindsay D’Abreu
  • Chapter 7. Critical Discourse Analysis: How a Literacy Curriculum leverages Critical Pedagogy; Candace Bechtold
  • Chapter 8. Brazilian Public Bilingual Schools Representations in News Reports: Discourses of Valorization and Differentiation; Michele Salles El Kadri and Thaísa Cristina Zancopé
  • Chapter 9. Racism, Education, and... Soccer? A Discourse Analysis of the Influence of Soccer Players' Digital Texts on Building Critical Positions Towards Prejudice; Giulia Pereira Santos
  • Chapter 10. The Debt is Due: Reparative Justice in Education & Economics for African Americans; Joyice Robinson Myers
  • Chapter 11. Metadiscourse: The Use of Engagement Markers in Video Tutorials; Luciana Moraes Silva Octaviano and Solange Aranha
  • Chapter 12. Privacy, Dignity, and Respect for Whom? A Critical Analysis of Virginia’s DOE 2021 and 2023 Model Policies for Transgender Students; Thea L. Racelis
  • Chapter 13. Help or Harm: A Critical and Multimodal Discourse Analysis of PREA Policies; BL Taylor
  • Chapter 14. Politics, Policies, and a Positive Discourse Analysis: An Examination of Two Educational Equity Policies Across the Commonwealth of Virginia; LaRuth A. Ensley

Luciana C. de Oliveira is a Professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning at Virginia Commonwealth University, USA.

Jia Gui is an adjunct professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning in the School of Education at Virginia Commonwealth University, USA.