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Discourses in Search of Coherence: An Autobiographical Perspective

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The invitation to contribute to this collection offers me an opportunity to bring together what I regard as significant discourse parameters of a working life in order to see if, from the perspective of now, any useful constructs emerge. In line with the design of the collection, I also reflect on the process of passing knowledge on — an experience that involves as much getting as giving.

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  1. Aston University, UK

    Sue Garton

  2. University of Warwick, UK

    Keith Richards

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Edge, J. (2008). Discourses in Search of Coherence: An Autobiographical Perspective. In: Garton, S., Richards, K. (eds) Professional Encounters in TESOL. Communicating in Professions and Organizations. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230594173_15

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