Cross-Cultural Approaches to Literacy by Brian V Street

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Cross-Cultural Approaches to Literacy by Brian V Street

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Brian Street's volume investigates the meanings and uses of literacy in different cultures and societies, challenging the traditional view that literacy is a single, uniform skill, essential to functioning in a modern society.

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Cross-Cultural Approaches to Literacy by Brian V Street

Cross-Cultural Approaches to Literacy, investigates the meanings and uses of literacy in different cultures and societies. In contrast to previous studies, where the focus of research has been on aspects of cognition, education and on the economic 'consequences' of literacy, these largely ethnographic essays bring together anthropological and linguistic work written over the last ten years. Accounts of literacy practices in a variety of locations, including Great Britain, the United States, Africa, the South Pacific and Madagascar, illustrate how these practices vary from one context to another, and challenge the traditional view that literacy is a single, uniform skill, essential to functioning in a modern society.
"..the volume on the whole is excellent and can be highly recommended." The Modern Language Journal
"This excellent volume....illustrates how widely the use of literacy varies from the popular conception of literacy in Western circles." Studies in Oral and Literate Culture

Brian Street is Professor Emeritus at King's College London, University of London and Visiting Professor of Education in the Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania. He recently co-edited (with Judy Kalman) Literacy and numeracy in Latin America: Local perspectives and beyond (2012, Routledge).

Constant Leung is Professor of Educational Linguistics at King's College London, University of London. He was the founding chair of the National Association for Language Development in the Curriculum and his recent publications include English: A changing medium for education (2012) with Brian Street.

 

SKU CIN0521409640A
ISBN 13 9780521409643
ISBN 10 0521409640
Title Cross-Cultural Approaches to Literacy
Author Brian V Street
Series Cambridge Studies In Oral And Literate Culture
Condition well read
Binding type Paperback
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Year published 1993-03-25
Number of pages 336
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