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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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A Cultural Analysis of the Russo-Soviet Anekdot

S Graham
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors focus on the cultural significance and generic specificity of the Russo-Soviet joke (in Russian, anekdot [pl anek doty]) and examine the essential links and productive contradictions between the Russian joke and other texts and genres of Russo- Soviet culture.
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“Until I Became a Professional, I Was Not, Consciously, Indigenous”: One Intercultural Bilingual Educator’s Trajectory in Indigenous Language Revitalization

TL;DR: Neri Mamani as mentioned in this paper was a bilingual intercultural education practitioner enrolled in master's studies at the Program for Professional Development in Bilingual Intercultural Education for the Andean Region (PROEIB-Andes) at the University of San Simon in Cochabamba, Bolivia.
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Dialogue and rhetoric

Edda Weigand
TL;DR: Weigand, Edda as discussed by the authors proposed the use of agency as a rhetorical device to open up the scene of dialogue through ventriloquism, and used it in German and Turkish parliamentary debates.
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Negotiating the ‘Problem-child’ in School: Child Identity, Parenting and Institutional Agendas

TL;DR: In this article, an analysis of the interaction between parents (who are reluctant to consent to testing) and the school representatives is reported, showing that the experts have already decided beforehand to get the boy tested for ADHD, and that any alternatives, such as pedagogical issues or relational/environmental circumstances, were never discussed during the process.