11 research outputs found
Construing the child reader: a cognitive stylistic analysis of the opening to Neil Gaimanâs The Graveyard Book
Neil Gaimanâs The Graveyard Book (2009) charts the story of Nobody Owens, a boy who is adopted by supernatural entities in the local graveyard after his family is murdered. This article draws on the notion of the âconstrued reader,â and combines two cognitive stylistic frameworks to analyse the opening section of the novel. In doing so, the article explores the representation and significance of the family home in relation to what follows in the narrative. The analysis largely draws on Text World Theory (Werth, 1999; Gavins, 2007), but also integrates some aspects of Cognitive Grammar (Langacker, 2008), which allows for a more nuanced discussion of textual features. The article pays particular attention to the way Gaiman frames his narrative and positions his reader to view the fictional events from a distinctive vantage point and subsequently demonstrates that a stylistic analysis of childrenâs literature can lay bare how such writing is designed with a young readership in mind
O uso de textos polĂȘmicos em sala de aula: formação e prĂĄtica docente
O objetivo deste texto Ă© duplo. Primeiro, analisa como Discursos, formas socialmente aceitas de falar/ouvir e escrever/ler sobre sujeitos em grupos sociais especĂficos (Gee, 2008), podem influenciar o uso ou a censura a textos polĂȘmicos por docentes em sala de aula. Discute o que as pesquisas tĂȘm revelado sobre docentes utilizando em suas aulas o tema da diversidade. A partir de exemplo de livro de literatura sobre a temĂĄtica do racismo, traz sugestĂ”es para que os professores possam conduzir discussĂ”es que respeitem a diversidade cultural de seus alunos e propiciem a formação de opiniĂ”es crĂticas, fazendo assim do professor da educação bĂĄsica um sujeito responsivo