The RoutledgeFalmer Reader in Language and Literacy

ISBN-13: 9780415327671 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 320 str.

Teresa Grainger

Opis

In this essential collection of readings, Teresa Grainger provides carefully chosen journal articles and chapters that offer significant and serious insights into the changing face of literacy. The twenty-five contributors all adopt a broad conception of literacy and contemporary literacy practices and recognise that the world of language and literacy is in a constant state of transition and transformation.
Together, the authors examine the past, the present and the future of literacy and celebrate the interests and expertise of the learners. They acknowledge that the textual environments of today are complex and fluid, shaped by the rapid emergence of new technologies and the influential nature of popular culture. Children's engagement with multiple forms of text is also highlighted, including the oral, the visual, the electronic and the written. In addition, issues of pedagogy are explored, through the voices of teachers, parents and children. Many chapters offer particular perspectives based on classroom experience, reflection and smaller scale studies
The contributors here perceive a common and urgent need to acknowledge diverse forms of living literacy and to redesign the curriculum accordingly. With an inspiring introduction and postscript by the Editor, this Reader is an invaluable and accessible companion for all students of literacy.

Spis treści

Introduction: Travelling Across the Terrain  Part 1: Mapping the Landscape of Literacy  1. The History and Future of Literacy  2. Living Literacies in Homes and Communities  3. Globalisation, Literacy, Curriculum Practice  Part 2: Exploring Literacy Learning  4. 'You Made it Like a Crocodile' A Theory of Children's Meaning-Making  5. Where are the Childhoods in Childhood Literacy? An Exploration in Outer School Space  6. Learning as Puzzle Solving  Part 3: Exploring Oral Texts  7. Development through Dialogue  8. Group work: Learning through Talk  9. Discourse, Conversation and Creativity  10. Drama, Literacies and Difference  Part 4: Exploring Visual Texts  11. Seeing, Thinking and Knowing  12. A Word about Pictures  13. Television and Film  14. Playing the Text  Part 5: Exploring Written Texts  15. Reading Rights and Responsibilities  16. The Reader in the Writer  17. What Does Research Tell Us About How We Should be Developing Written Composition?  18. Can Teachers Empower Pupils as Writers? Postscript: The Journey Continues

O autorze

Teresa Grainger