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Speech Genres and Other Late Essays

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This article is published in Modern Language Review.The article was published on 1988-07-01. It has received 1398 citations till now.

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Expansive learning at work: Toward an activity theoretical reconceptualization.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the concept of expansive learning with the help of four questions: 1. Who are the subjects of learning, 2. Why do they learn, 3. What do they teach, and 4. How do they train?
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Discourse Analysis as Theory and Method

TL;DR: Discourse Analysis as Theory and Method as discussed by the authors is a systematic introduction to discourse analysis as a body of theories and methods for social research, which brings together three central approaches, Laclau and Mouffe's discourse theory, critical discourse analysis and discursive psychology, to establish a dialogue between different forms of discourse analysis often kept apart by disciplinary boundaries.
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Modern Social Imaginaries

TL;DR: The Modern Moral Order and the Specter of idealism as discussed by the authors have been identified as the foundations of the modern social imagination, and the modern moral order has been called the "Social Imaginary".
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Computer-Mediated Collaborative Learning: Theory and Practice.

TL;DR: A conceptual framework for understanding the role of computer-mediated interaction based on a sociocultural analysis of the relationship among text, talk, and learning is introduced and current research is analyzed according to five features particular to online interaction.
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Designing Technology as a Cultural Broker for Young Children: Challenges and Opportunities.

TL;DR: This paper discusses the design experiences, as well as themes that emerged from ethnographic observations over a four-month period, which sought to develop a socio-technical, inclusive learning community of a robot and children, where the robot might facilitate equitable collaborative interactions among children coming from different backgrounds.
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The Enlightenment and Genocide

TL;DR: In this article, Lemkin describes the two phases of a genocidal process: first, the destruction of the national pattern of the oppressed group; then, the imposition of a new national pattern by the oppressor.
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Dialogues in Rhyme: The Performative Contexts of Cretan Mantinádes

Venla Sykäri
- 01 Mar 2009 - 
TL;DR: In Crete, a tradition of rhyming couplets, the mantinades, is still widely used to shape one's thought into a sharper, more expressive form as mentioned in this paper.
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Voice and Narrative in L1 Writing

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigate issues of voice and narrative in L1 writing in a Danish upper secondary school and conclude that the Bildung potential of L 1 writing may be tied to this issue.
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Empathic and Ethical Design of Technology

TL;DR: Questions guiding the enquiry are how could learning about social history of technology help bridge the gap between generations and lead to a more empathic design and can the teaching of empathy and ethical understandings assist this process.