Contents
Asknowledgements
Preface
Introduction
Dubious dichotomies and deceptive symmerties
The importance of context in language education
A discourse Perspective
Notes
1Educational challenges
Of challenges and conditions
Challenge as action
Challenge as paradox
Challenge as dialogue
Double-voiced discourse
Dialogic breakthrough
Notes
2Contexts of speech and social interaction
What's in a context?
Discourse and culture
Contextual shaping
Conclusion
