Sports and Media Pop Culture: An Introduction for English Teachers to Discourse Analysis

Sports and Media Pop Culture is an entertaining text that combines a sociological examination of the exciting world of sports with discourse analysis. The book redefines sports culture in the light of the media that narrate and produce sports events. It explores the way that fans read their own lives through the embedded messages in media sports texts.

Citing contemporary sports events and texts, Sports and Media Pop Culture appeals to sports fans of all types. Teachers who struggle to find compelling texts for disinterested readers might be especially drawn to this text's balance of high interest topic, succinct explanations, language analysis, and interpersonal communication.