Alif Fakkar

Book Review #1
Title: An Introduction to Discourse Analysis – Theory and Method (Third Edition)
Author: James Paul Gee

“Discourse analysis considers how language, both spoken and written, enacts social and cultural perspectives and identities. An Introduction to Discourse Analysis examines the field and presents James Paul Gee’s unique integ…[Read more]

Discourse Analysis Journal Review #8

Name: It’s Story Time!: Exploring the Potential of Multimodality in Oral Storytelling to Support Children’s Vocabulary Learning

Author: Soe Marlar Lwin

Source: Literacy, v50 n2 p72-82 Apr 2016. 11 pp.

This article examines the use of visual and vocal features as a way to introduce new vocabulary during oral…[Read more]

Discourse Analysis Journal Review #7

Name: Discourse Analysis: Strength and Shortcomings

Author: Senem Aydın-Düzgit, Bahar Rumelili

Source: All Azimuth: A Journal of Foreign Policy & Peace. Jul2019, Vol. 8 Issue 2, p285-305. 21p.

This article is written by two Turkish IR Scholars with personal experience in using discourse analysis in their r…[Read more]

Discourse Analysis Journal Review #6

Name: Validity of Multimodality in Autonomous Learning of Listening and Speaking
Author: Yongmei Jiang

Source: Journal of Language Teaching and Research, Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 352-357, March 2016
This paper investigates the validity of multimodality in Autonomous Learning for non-English major students.

The…[Read more]

Discourse Analysis Journal Review #5

Name: Study on the New Model of College English Teaching under the Setting of Multimodality through Classroom Discourse Analysis

Author: Qian Wang

Source: Universal Journal of Educational Research 3(8): 473-477, 2015

This article analyzes the use of multimodality in college-level English learning classes.…[Read more]

Discourse Analysis Journal Review #4

Name: Regulating readers’ bodies: a discourse analysis of teachers’ body talk

Author: Jessica Nina Lester and Rachel Gabriel

Source: Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education. Oct2017, Vol. 38 Issue 5, p688-700. 13p.

The paper analyzes the discourse of reading instruction in eight pri…[Read more]

Discourse Analysis Journal Review #3

Name: The discourse of drama supporting literacy learning in an early years classroom.

Author: Annette Harden

Source: Australian Journal of Language & Literacy. 2015, Vol. 38 Issue 3, p141-149. 9p. 4 Black and White Photographs.

This article describes and analyzes the discourse occurring during a guided…[Read more]

Discourse Analysis Journal Review #2

Name: Analyzing Teachers’ Use of Metadiscourse: The missing Element in Classroom Discourse Analysis

Author: Kok-Sing Tang

Source: Science Education. Jul2017, Vol. 101 Issue 4, p548-583. 36p. 3 Diagrams, 7 Charts.

Metadiscourse, or metatalk, according to linguists (e.g., Hyland, 2005; Vande Kopple, 2012) i…[Read more]

Discourse Analysis Journal Review #1

Name: Rebuilding Teaching Professionalism: Teacher Reflection and Instructional Redesign through Classroom Discourse Analysis

Author: Jennifer E. Moore and Jessica L. Hoffman

Source: Ohio Journal of English Language Arts. 2012, Vol. 52 Issue 1, p27-38. 12p. 2 Charts, 1 Graph.

This article discusses how one…[Read more]