CHANGING LITERACIES by Colin Lankshear (English) Paperback Book

The Nile on eBay   CHANGING LITERACIES by Colin Lankshear

This book explores everyday social practices and how they influence who people are, what they become, the quality of their lives, the opportunities and possibilities open to them, and those they are denied. It focuses especially on language and literacy components of social practices.

FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description

"....undeterred by sociological pessimism, Colin Lankshear hacks away at the underbrush, clearing a path for a new critical-liberatory discourse"James Paul Gee, Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts.This book explores everyday social practices and how they influence who people are, what they become, the quality of their lives, the opportunities and possibilities open to them, and those they are denied. It focusses especially on language and literacy components of social practices, asking: * How are language and literacy framed within different social practices?* How are social practices in turn shaped and framed by language and literacy?* What are the consequences for the lives and identities of individuals and groups?* How can we understand these relationships, and build on this understanding to develop critical forms of literacy and language awareness that enhance human dignity, freedom and social justice?In addressing these questions the book draws on social practices from diverse settings: from classrooms using conventional texts to so-called "enchanted workplaces"; from a Third World peasant cooperative enterprise to modern technologically-equipped homes and classrooms. The result is a rich sociocultural account of language and literacy, which challenges narrow psychological and skills-based approaches, and provides an excellent theory base for informing the practice of literacy educators.It will be compelling reading for academics, teachers and students of language and literacy education, critical literacy, discourse studies and cultural studies.

Author Biography

Colin Lankshear is Professor of Literacy and New Technologies at James Cook University, Australia, Visiting Scholar at McGill University, Canada, and an Adjunct Teacher at the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico.

Table of Contents

ForewordLanguage and cultural processCritical social literacy for the classroomLiteracy and empowermentLanguage, literacy and the "New Work Order"Literacy, work and futuresa Third World caseLiteracies, texts and difference in the electronic ageDifferent worldsnew technologies in school, home and community settingsConclusionAfterwordReferencesIndex.

Review

"English teachers will be interested by the breadth of perspectives from which Lankshear is working." - The English & Media Magazine "This book makes a major contribution to the field of literacy studies. Changing Literacies offers an insightful and original philosophical analysis of the relationship betweenliteracy, language, culture and experience." - Discourse: studies in the cultural politics of education "'Superb',it is quite the most stimulating text I have read for a very long time...If you teach, this is a book to buy, to read, to be troubled by, to learn from and with, and to change your way of thinking about literacy and discourse, however well embedded and developed that may be." - British Journal of Educational Technology

Details ISBN0335196365 Author Colin Lankshear Pages 240 Publisher Open University Press Year 1997 ISBN-10 0335196365 ISBN-13 9780335196364 Format Paperback Imprint Open University Press Place of Publication Milton Keynes Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 302.2244 Edition 1st Media Book Short Title CHANGING LITERACIES Language English Residence US Series Changing Education DOI 10.1604/9780335196364 UK Release Date 1997-03-16 Publication Date 1997-03-16 AU Release Date 1997-03-16 NZ Release Date 1997-03-16 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this

At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it.With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love!

TheNile_Item_ID:134116913;