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Worlds of Literacy (Paperback)
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Worlds of Literacy (Paperback)
Series: The Language and Education Library
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The idea behind this book is that in complex societies like our own
there are different worlds of literacy that exist side by side.
People belong to different cultural groups: we lead different
lives, we read and write different things in different ways and for
different purposes. The idea that literacy is embedded in social
context, that there are different literacies, is now accepted. This
book presents a range of case studies describing some of these
worlds of literacy and is carefully organised by theme, so as to
bring out both the differences and connections between them. It
will be a source book for students on courses of literacy studies.
The case studies span the whole age range, but the book focuses
particularly on the variety of uses of literacy in adult life, both
inside and outside of formal education. The authors argue that in
order to understand literacy and help people learn to read and
write, we must look beyond school to the everyday uses of written
communication. The contributors come from diverse backgrounds: they
include students and teachers in adult basic education, higher
education and schools: others are community publishers and
researchers, several of whom are internationally known. They share
a commitment to plain, accessible language. The book is extensively
illustrated and 'sign-posted' to enable readers to move easily
between case studies and themes. This makes it a book to dip into
which can also be enjoyed by anyone concerned with the role of
written communication in education and society as a whole. The
themes that are dealt with include different voices, literacy and
identity, the role of literacy in making choices and change,
collaborative writing and creating new forms of written expression;
gender and literacy, bilingual literacy, spoken and written
language, children and adult learners, public and private uses of
literacy, and bureaucratic literacy.
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