Academic Discourse
, by Bourdieu, Pierre; Passeron, Jean-Claude; Saint Martin, Monique De; Baudelot, Christian; Vincent, Guy; Teese, RichardNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780804726887 | 0804726884
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 3/1/1996
Education depends crucially on language: knowledge and skills are taught largely through a process of linguistic exchange. But how much of the language used by teachers and professors is actually understood by students? To what extent does the social background of students affect their capacity to understand the language used in the classroom or the lecture hall? Why do students and teachers over-estimate the success of the educational process and under-estimate the degree of misunderstanding involved?