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Empowering discourse: discourse analysis as method and practice in the sociology classroom

Hjelm, T; (2013) Empowering discourse: discourse analysis as method and practice in the sociology classroom. Teaching in Higher Education , 18 (8) pp. 871-882. 10.1080/13562517.2013.795940. Green open access

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Abstract

Collaborative learning and critical pedagogy are widely recognized as ‘empowering’ pedagogies for higher education. Yet, the practical implementation of both has a mixed record. The question, then, is: How could collaborative and critical pedagogies be empowered themselves? This paper makes a primarily theoretical case for discourse analysis (DA) as a form of classroom practice that provides a structured framework for collaborative and critical pedagogies in higher education, with a special reference to sociology classroom practice. I develop a tripartite scheme for building a framework for sociological imagination that is, first, sensitive to the discursive aspects of social reality (learning about DA). Second, I illustrate the use of DA as pedagogical tool and classroom practice (learning with DA). Third, I discuss how discourse analytical ideas can be used in evaluating classroom interaction and how these reflexive insights can be used to enhance student empowerment (learning through DA).

Type: Article
Title: Empowering discourse: discourse analysis as method and practice in the sociology classroom
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1080/13562517.2013.795940
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13562517.2013.795940
Additional information: © 2013 The Author(s). Published by Taylor & Francis. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The moral rights of the named author(s) have been asserted.
UCL classification: UCL
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1407084
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