This book presents a case study of two people learning to teach. It shows them engaging two groups of fourth grade students in discussion about the meaning of texts what the author calls interpretive discussion. The two groups differ with respect to race, geographical location, and affluence.
As the novice teachers learn to clarify their own questions about meaning, they become better listeners and leaders of the discussions.
A tightly argued work, the book will help readers learn to engage students of all ages in text interpretation.
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In Language and Equilibrium, Prashant Parikh offers a new account of meaning for natural language. He argues that equilibrium, or balance among multiple interacting forces, is a key attribute of language and meaning and shows how to derive the meaning of an utterance from first principles by modeling it as a system of interdependent games.
What's It All About?: Philosophy and the Meaning of Life
What is the meaning of life? It is a question that has intrigued the great philosophers--and has been hilariously lampooned by Monty Python. Indeed, the whole idea strikes many of us as vaguely pompous, a little absurd. Is there one profound and mysterious meaning to life, a single ultimate purpose behind human existence? In What's It All About?, Julian Baggini says no, there is no single meaning. Instead, Baggini argues meaning can be found in a variety of ways, in this life.
Communication Magic: Exploring the Structure and Meaning of Language
Dr. Hall demonstrates how your life can be dramatically enriched by having complete control over how you relate and interpret what you are communicating to others. In a clear and logical manner the author examines: How language affects the mindbody system, how language can perform magic-like feats in the nervous and immune systems, and how we can take charge of running our own brains.
