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Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-321-44502-2
DISSERTATION (THESIS) NOTE
Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree
Ph.D.
Discipline of degree
Second Language Acquisition and Teaching
Body granting the degree
The University of Arizona
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2014
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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In the age of multi-literacies, contemporary theories and devices are required to decipher increasingly complicated challenges which are presented by the digital technological revolution. Some of the existing approaches and frameworks of could inspire us but are not well equipped to address the complexities and multi-perspectives of the eccentric challenges that scholars face on diverse issues. Therefore, I present the critical semiotic order theory (CSOT) as a new eclectic theory to analyze discourse and moving and still images critically, semiotically and using systematic orders simultaneously.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Linguistics; English as a Second Language; Folklore; Children; Semiotics; Cultural identity; Politics; Discourse analysis; Racism; Films; Stereotypes; Ideology
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Language, literature and linguistics;Education;Arab and muslim;Critical discourse;Film analysis;Hollywood movies;Negative stereotyping;Semiotic