Literacy: An Introduction to the Ecology of Written LanguageThis introduction to the expanding field of literacy studies has been fully revised for the second edition. It explores recent developments and new research that has contributed to our understanding of literacy practices, reflecting on the interdisciplinary growth of the study of reading and writing over the past decade.
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... meaning from texts Language mediates 6 Configurations of language Written and spoken language are different Continua from written to spoken Configurations of language Decontextualized and explicit? 7 Writing systems and other notations ...
... meaning from texts Language mediates 6 Configurations of language Written and spoken language are different Continua from written to spoken Configurations of language Decontextualized and explicit? 7 Writing systems and other notations ...
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... meaning from the text. Listening to the news broadcasts, scanning the morning papers, sorting through the different letters in the mail may all involve different participants acting in different ways. This example has been concerned ...
... meaning from the text. Listening to the news broadcasts, scanning the morning papers, sorting through the different letters in the mail may all involve different participants acting in different ways. This example has been concerned ...
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... meanings of words. A major goal of the book is to destroy common myths and widely accepted but wrong 'truths' about reading and writing, in order to build a different view. This will be evident in each of the topics covered. Outline. of.
... meanings of words. A major goal of the book is to destroy common myths and widely accepted but wrong 'truths' about reading and writing, in order to build a different view. This will be evident in each of the topics covered. Outline. of.
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... meaning from texts is covered. Finally, the various senses in which language, and especially literacy, mediates our experience are described. Chapter 6 covers views on differences between written and spoken language, and how they have ...
... meaning from texts is covered. Finally, the various senses in which language, and especially literacy, mediates our experience are described. Chapter 6 covers views on differences between written and spoken language, and how they have ...
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... meanings, as researchers try to talk in a more precise manner. Nevertheless, professional theories are incomplete and are expressed partly in ordinary language. Inevitably, everyday usage fills the gaps left in these theories. The ...
... meanings, as researchers try to talk in a more precise manner. Nevertheless, professional theories are incomplete and are expressed partly in ordinary language. Inevitably, everyday usage fills the gaps left in these theories. The ...
Contents
The social basis of literacy | |
Researching literacy practices | |
Literacy embedded in language | |
Configurations of language | |
Writing systems and other notations | |
Points in history | |
The roots of literacy | |
Emergent literacy | |
Public definitions of literacy | |
School practices | |
Adults and world literacy | |
Some implications of an ecological view | |
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