Cultural Practices of Literacy

Case Studies of Language, Literacy, Social Practice, and Power
Herausgeber: Purcell-Gates, Victoria

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This volume presents case studies of literacy practices as shaped by culture, language, community, and power. Covering a range of contexts and exploring a number of relevant dimensions in the evolving picture of literacy as situated, multiple, and social, the studies are grouped around four overarching themes: *Language, Literacy, and Hegemony; *The Immigrant Experience: Language, Literacies, and Identities; *Literacies In-/Out-of-School and On the Borders; and *New Pedagogies for New Literacies. It is now generally recognized that literacy is multiple and woven within the sociocultural lives of communities, but what is not yet fully understood is how it is multiple--how this multiplicity plays out across and within differing sociocultural contexts. Such understanding is critical for crafting school literacy practices in response to the different literacy sets brought to school by different learners. Toward this end it is necessary to know what those sets are composed of. Each of the case studies contributes to building this knowledge in new and interesting ways. As a whole the book provides a rich and complex portrait of literacy-in-use. Cultural Practices of Literacy: Case Studies of Language, Literacy, Social Practice, and Power advances sociocultural research and theory pertaining to literacy development as it occurs across school and community boundaries and cultural contexts and in and out of school. It is intended for researchers, students, professionals across the field of literacy studies and schooling, including specialists in family literacy, community literacy, adult literacy, critical language studies, multiliteracies, youth literacy, international education, English as a second language, language and social policy, and global literacy.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 254
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 374g
• ISBN-13: 9780805854923
• ISBN-10: 0805854924
• Artikelnr.: 21582612

Autorenporträt

Victoria Purcell-Gates (University of British Columbia, Canada) (Edited by)

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Preface. V. Purcell-Gates
Complicating the Complex. V. Purcell-Gates
Language
Literacy
and Hegemony. C. Mazak
Appropriation and Resistance in the (English) Literacy Practices of Puerto Rican Farmers. A. Molosiwa
Language and Literacy Issues in Botswana. V. Purcell-Gates
The Immigrant Experience: Language
Literacies
and Identities. K. Perry
Sharing Stories
Linking Lives: Literacy Practices Among Sudanese Refugees. G. Zhang
Multiple Border Crossings: Literacy Practices of Chinese-American Bilingual Families. K. Rosolová
Literacy Practices in a Foreign Language: Two Cuban Immigrants. V. Purcell-Gates
Literacies In-/Out-of-School and On the Borders. S. Collins
Breadth and Depth
Imports and Exports: Transactions Between the In- and Out-of-School Literacy Practices of an "At Risk" Youth. J. Kersten
Literacy and Choice: Urban Elementary Students' Perceptions of Links Between Home
School
and Community Literacy Practices. D. Gallagher
"You Have to Be Bad or Dumb to Get in Here": Reconsidering the In-School and Out-of-School Literacy Practices of At-Risk Adolescents. C. O'Neil
School and Home: Contexts for Conflict and Agency. V. Purcell-Gates
New Pedagogies for New Literacies. D. Eyman
Digital Literac(ies)
Digital Discourses
and Communities of Practice: Literacy Practices in Virtual Environments. V. Purcell-Gates
Comprehending Complexity. Appendix A: Cultural Practices of Literacy Study: Semi-Structured Literacy Practices Interview. Appendix B:Demographic Information.