Classroom Discourse and the Space of Learning is about learning in schools and the central role of language in learning. The book explicates the necessary conditions for successful learning and employs investigations of classroom discourse data to

Authored by Marton, Ference; Tsui, Amy B.M.; Chik, Pakey P.M.; Ko, Po Yuk; Lo, Mun Ling

Contents: Preface. Part I: On Learning and Language.F. Marton, U. Runesson, A.B.M. Tsui, The Space of Learning. Part II: On Learning.P.Y. Ko, F. Marton, Variation and the Secret of the Virtuoso. U. Runesson, I.A.C. Mok, Discernment and the Question "What Can Be Learned?" P.P.M. Chik, M.L. Lo, Simultaneity and the Enacted Object of Learning. Part III: On Language.A.B.M. Tsui, F. Marton, I.A.C. Mok, D.F.P. Ng, Questions and the Space of Learning. A.B.M. Tsui, The Semantic Enrichment of the Space of Learning. A.B.M. Tsui, The Shared Space of Learning. Part IV: On Improving Learning.M.L. Lo, F. Marton, M.F. Pang, W.Y. Pong, Toward a Pedagogy of Learning. Epilogue.