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Literacies are situated. All uses of written language can be seen
as located in particular times and places. Equally, all literate
activity is indicative of broader social practices. This text is a
varied collection of key writings from leading international
scholars in the field of literacy. Each contribution, written in a
clear, accessible style, makes the link between literacies in
specific contexts and broader social practices. Detailed
ethnographic studies of a wide variety of specific situations, all
involving real texts and lived practices, are balanced with general
claims about the nature of literacy.;Contributors address a
coherent set of issues: the visual and material aspects of
literacy; concepts of time and space in relation to literacy; the
functions of literacies in shaping and sustaining identities in
communities of practice; the relationship between texts and the
practices associated with their use; and the role of discourse
analysis on literacy studies. Together these studies, along with a
forward by Denny Taylor, make a contribution to understanding the
ways in which literary practices are part of a broader social
processes and suggest directions for the further
Literacy is a key indicator for comparing individuals and
nations in contemporary society. It is central to public debates
about the nature of the public sphere, economic markets,
citizenship and self-governance.
Literacy and the Politics of Representation aims to uncover the
constructed nature of public understandings of literacy by
examining detailed examples of how literacy is represented in a
range of public contexts. It looks at the ways in which knowledge
about literacy is created and distributed, the location and
relative power of the knowledge-makers, and examines the different
semiotic resources used in such representations: images and
metaphors, numerical and statistical models, and textual narratives
and how they are related to one another.
The book focuses on the UK from 1970 to the present, but
includes a range of international comparisons and examples. In
addition, exemplar chapters offer a model of analysis that can be
used to deconstruct the representations of social policy
issues.
This book is vital reading for postgraduate students in the
areas of education studies, literacy, discourse analysis and
multimodality.
Local Literacies is a unique detailed study of the role of reading
and writing in people's everyday lives. By concentrating on a
selection of people in a particular community in Lancaster,
England, the authors analyse how they use literacy in their
day-to-day lives. It follows four people in detail examining how
they use local media, their participation in public life, the role
of literacy in family activities and in leisure pursuits. Links are
made between everyday learning and education. The study is based on
an ethnographic approach to studying everyday activities and is
framed in the theory of literacy as a social practice. This
Routledge Linguistics Classic includes a new foreword by Deborah
Brandt and a new framing chapter, in which David Barton and Mary
Hamilton look at the connections between local and global
activities, interfaces with institutional literacies, and the
growing significance of digital literacies in everyday life. A
seminal text, Local Literacies provides an explicit usable
methodology for both teachers and researchers, and clear theorising
around a set of six propositions. Clearly written and engaging,
this is a deeply absorbing study and is essential reading for all
those involved in literacy and literacy education.
Local Literacies is a unique detailed study of the role of reading
and writing in people's everyday lives. By concentrating on a
selection of people in a particular community in Lancaster,
England, the authors analyse how they use literacy in their
day-to-day lives. It follows four people in detail examining how
they use local media, their participation in public life, the role
of literacy in family activities and in leisure pursuits. Links are
made between everyday learning and education. The study is based on
an ethnographic approach to studying everyday activities and is
framed in the theory of literacy as a social practice. This
Routledge Linguistics Classic includes a new foreword by Deborah
Brandt and a new framing chapter, in which David Barton and Mary
Hamilton look at the connections between local and global
activities, interfaces with institutional literacies, and the
growing significance of digital literacies in everyday life. A
seminal text, Local Literacies provides an explicit usable
methodology for both teachers and researchers, and clear theorising
around a set of six propositions. Clearly written and engaging,
this is a deeply absorbing study and is essential reading for all
those involved in literacy and literacy education.
Situated Literacies is a rich and varied collection of key writings from leading international scholars in the field of literacy. Each contribution, written in a clear, accessible style, makes the link between literacies in specific contexts and broader social practices. Detailed ethnographic studies of a wide variety of specific situations, all involving real texts and lived practices, are balanced with general claims about the nature of literacy. Contributors address a coherent set of issues: * the visual and material aspects of literacy * concepts of time and space in relation to literacy * the functions of literacies in shaping and sustaining identities in communities of practice * the relationship between texts and the practices associated with their use * the role of discourse analysis on literacy studies. These studies, along with a foreword by Denny Taylor, make a timely and important contribution to literacy theory and suggest directions for the further development of the field. Situated Literacies is essential reading for anyone involved in literary education.
Literacy is a key indicator for comparing individuals and
nations in contemporary society. It is central to public debates
about the nature of the public sphere, economic markets,
citizenship and self-governance.
Literacy and the Politics of Representation aims to uncover the
constructed nature of public understandings of literacy by
examining detailed examples of how literacy is represented in a
range of public contexts. It looks at the ways in which knowledge
about literacy is created and distributed, the location and
relative power of the knowledge-makers, and examines the different
semiotic resources used in such representations: images and
metaphors, numerical and statistical models, and textual narratives
and how they are related to one another.
The book focuses on the UK from 1970 to the present, but
includes a range of international comparisons and examples. In
addition, exemplar chapters offer a model of analysis that can be
used to deconstruct the representations of social policy
issues.
This book is vital reading for postgraduate students in the
areas of education studies, literacy, discourse analysis and
multimodality.
This collection of essays focuses on current approaches to
variation and change in historical English grammar and lexicon. Of
the twelve papers in the collection, half are based on grammar and
syntax, half on lexical developments. The volume highlights the
contributions that strong empirical research can make to our
knowledge of the development of English grammar, especially as
realized in lexical development. In illustration of contemporary
research trends, the articles in the collection make strong use of
extralinguistic factors to discuss language change as well as argue
for internal and structural development. The authors are drawn from
nine different countries, and each article is followed by a
commentary and response that provide actual dialogue about the
issues in the field, thus representing world-wide discussion of
issues in the history of English. The essays recognize the
different audiences for historical variation and change - formal
linguists, sociolinguists, and lexicographers - and specifically
address the interests and discourse in those areas. The volume
shows how historical studies of English are increasingly engaged
with contemporary trends in linguistics, at the same time as
demonstrating how empirical and other methods can bring classical
philology fully into the sphere of contemporary linguistics without
abandoning its traditional concerns.
Academics Writing recounts how academic writing is changing in the
contemporary university, transforming what it means to be an
academic and how, as a society, we produce academic knowledge.
Writing practices are changing as the academic profession itself is
reconfigured through new forms of governance and accountability,
increasing use of digital resources, and the internationalisation
of higher education. Through detailed studies of writing in the
daily life of academics in different disciplines and in different
institutions, this book explores: the space and time of academic
writing; tensions between disciplines and institutions around
genres of writing; the diversity of stances adopted towards the
tools and technologies of writing, and towards engagement with
social media; and the importance of relationships and collaboration
with others, in writing and in ongoing learning in a context of
constant change. Drawing out implications of the work for
academics, university management, professional training, and
policy, Academics Writing: The Dynamics of Knowledge Creation is
key reading for anyone studying or researching writing, academic
support, and development within education and applied linguistics.
Academics Writing recounts how academic writing is changing in the
contemporary university, transforming what it means to be an
academic and how, as a society, we produce academic knowledge.
Writing practices are changing as the academic profession itself is
reconfigured through new forms of governance and accountability,
increasing use of digital resources, and the internationalisation
of higher education. Through detailed studies of writing in the
daily life of academics in different disciplines and in different
institutions, this book explores: the space and time of academic
writing; tensions between disciplines and institutions around
genres of writing; the diversity of stances adopted towards the
tools and technologies of writing, and towards engagement with
social media; and the importance of relationships and collaboration
with others, in writing and in ongoing learning in a context of
constant change. Drawing out implications of the work for
academics, university management, professional training, and
policy, Academics Writing: The Dynamics of Knowledge Creation is
key reading for anyone studying or researching writing, academic
support, and development within education and applied linguistics.
Kentucky Storytelling proposes to collect folktales and stories
that have been researched, revised, and perfected by
Frankfort-based master storyteller Mary Hamilton. The work collects
a range of stories from tall tales like "Some Dog" and "Otis Ayres
Had a Dog," to true stories such as "Storm walker" and "Jeff Rides
the Rides." Hamilton will annotate the stories where possible with
information on sources, location, variants, and other details.
Hamilton has painstakingly transcribed each story as she tells it
herself, concluding each with notes on the genesis as well how the
story evolved over time in response to audience reaction. For
example, in the story "The Gingerbread Boy," in which a girl exacts
revenge on an evil stepmother by eating a magical gingerbread
cookie, Hamilton includes information from folklorist Leonard
Roberts' original head notes, details which early version
influenced her own telling, and notes how audiences react at
certain points in the story. Although the stories can and will be
enjoyed for their own merits, it is this commentary that will make
the work a unique and valuable resource for scholars and
professional storytellers. Kentucky Storytelling will join the
Press's established list in regional folklore, adding Mary
Hamilton's name to the list of giants in Appalachian and Kentucky
storytelling that includes Ruth Ann Musick, Leonard Roberts, and
William Lynwood Montell. The work will find an enthusiastic
audience among lay readers as well as scholars and professionals
with an interest in the art and craft of storytelling. Mary
Hamilton, a professional storyteller since 1983, frequently
performs at local, regional, and national storytelling festivals
and conducts workshops throughout Kentucky on behalf of the
Kentucky Arts Council. In 2009 she received the Circle of
Excellence Oracle Award from the National Storytelling Network.
This book explores the social practice of literacy, numeracy and
language and its implications for teaching and learning adult basic
skills. Leading international experts argue that literacy, numeracy
and language are more than just a set of skills or techniques, but
are shaped by the social and cultural context within which they are
taking place; the meanings they have for users; and the purposes
they serve. This shifts the focus from a narrow, functional and
externally imposed definition of literacy, numeracy and language
learning, to more open and numerous definitions that focus on what
people do with their knowledge, understanding and skills in a range
of contexts. Adult Literacy, Numeracy and Language shows how the
social practice approach to learning and teaching can be used to
develop more inclusive views of adult literacy, numeracy and
language. Bringing together the views of researchers, policy makers
and practitioners, it helps readers to develop an understanding of
contemporary policy developments and encourages them to examine
their own practice as adult basic education teachers, in order to
respond more effectively to the needs of their students.This book
is a valuable resource for practitioners, researchers and students
on courses in adult and continuing education (particularly basic
skills), postgraduate students, and researchers in the field of
post-compulsory education.
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