Literacy An Advanced Resource Book for Students [Paperback]

Literacy is a comprehensive textbook which provides students and researchers with support for advanced study of the topic. It introduces readers to a broad range of approaches to understanding literacy in educational contexts and in society.

Literacy:

• integrates psychological, educational and anthropological approaches to literacy and its consequences for individuals and society
• gathers together influential readings from key names in this inter-disciplinary field, including: Catherine Snow, David Olson, and Mike Cole
• presents teachers, students and researchers with many diverse opportunities to explore for themselves a broad range of perspectives and methods of study.

Written by experienced teachers and researchers in the field, Literacyis an essential textbook for students and researchers of Applied Linguistics.

Section A: Introduction  A1. Why Study Literacy?  A2. Organisation of the Book  A3. Keywords  A4. Encounters with Literacy  A5. Academic Study of Literacy  Mapping the Field  A5.1 Meanings of Literacy in Different Traditions  A5.2 Literacy Acquisition  A5.3 Consequences of Literacy  A5.4 Literacy as Social Practice  A5.5 New Literacies  Section B: Extensions  B1. Keywords  B1.1 Educational Terms  B1.2 Anthropological Terms  B1.3 Psychological Terms  B2. Literacy Acquisition  B2.1 Beginning to Read  B2.2 Whole Language  B2.3 Social Challenges and Policy  B2.4 Literacy in Schools  B3. Consequences of Literacy  B3.1 The Great Divide  B3.2 Testing the Literacy Thesis  B3.3 Autonomous vs. Ideological Models of Literacy  B3.4 Demythologising LilSI