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SUMMARY:Collaborative and dialogic meaning-making: how children engage and
  immerse in a digital storyworld  - Fiona Maine\, Faculty of Education\, U
 niversity of Cambridge
DTSTART:20161019T160000Z
DTEND:20161019T173000Z
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CONTACT:Lucian Stephenson
DESCRIPTION:Real readers reading is an exciting series of linked research 
 seminars which now continues into its third year running two seminars in t
 he Michaelmas term of 2016 as part of the PLACE academic group events in 2
 016-2017.\n\nIn this seminar series\, different presenters share their exp
 erience of empirical reading research and reflect on how their various met
 hodologies afford deeper insight into reading and readers. We encourage pa
 rticipants to attend both sessions to make the most of the cumulative effe
 ct of the presentations and discussion.  This year we will focus on resear
 ch in the Faculty.\n\nIt is not to be missed by anyone with an interest in
  reading research. *Places are limited\, so reserve yours now to avoid dis
 appointment. Refreshments provided to keep energy levels high!  To book yo
 ur place\, contact Lucian Stephenson lms56@cam.ac.uk.*\n\n*This presentati
 on* reports a research project exploring the engagement and collaboration 
 of a group of children as they work together in pairs to play a mobile gam
 e\, Monument Valley. Drawing on socio-cultural and socio-linguistic discou
 rse analysis approaches\, the research foregrounds the language that the c
 hildren use as they collaborate with each other and with the game itself. 
 The presentation highlights how the children engage in the gaming experien
 ce\, whether these stances are more creative and problem-solving or game-g
 oal driven. Through a close analysis of the children’s interactions as t
 hey play together\, the general knowledge\, domain-specific and inter-text
 ual connections that the children make become apparent\, as does the fluct
 uating depth of their immersion in the storyworld of the mobile game. 
LOCATION:Mary Allan Building 118\, Homerton College\, Hills Road\, Cambrid
 ge CB2 8PQ
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