Language and the Joint Creation of Knowledge - The selected works of Neil Mercer

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Language and the Joint Creation of Knowledge draws on the most prominent writing of Neil Mercer, covering his ground-breaking and critically acclaimed work on the role of talk in education, and on the relationship between spoken language and cognition.

The text explores key themes, relating theoretical ideas to research evidence and to practical educational situations that improve children-s lives. Offering students and researchers a clear, accessible and up-to-date account of a sociocultural perspective on the rel