Academic discourse in social sciences

The expansion of the knowledge base within considerations of ability and competency through sport literacy provides the intriguing possibility that sport could be a context for deep learning, while providing the potential for more affirming experiences for those students traditionally marginalized within the narrow definition of ability within physical education. Sport literacy is therefore potentially both a praxis and curriculum scaffold for sport curriculum design and enactment. It is a functional concept acknowledging applied, practiced and situated skills. These skills encompass: how we communicate in society; social practices and relationships, knowledge, language and culture; content knowledge and comprehension of the content; use of critical and creative thinking skills and/or processes; conveying information through various forms; and use of knowledge and skill to make connections within and between various contexts. That is why we cannot do a specific academic discourse without proper sport.

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Danica Pirsl, an Assistant Prof., received B.A. and M.A. degrees in Applied Linguistics from the Faculty of Philosophy in Nis and PhD from the University of Novi Pazar, Serbia. She is now with the Faculty of Sport, in Nis, Serbia. She has published more than 150 papers in applied linguistics, rhetorics, and second language pedagogy as well.