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Teenagers, Literacy and School: Researching in Multilingual Contexts
Contributor(s): Cruickshank, Ken (Author)
ISBN: 0415364329     ISBN-13: 9780415364324
Publisher: Routledge
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Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: June 2006
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This unique and timely book follows the experiences of students form ethic minority backgrounds, focusing on the role of literacy in daily life and the differences between the home and school. The author looks at the conflict between expectations and practices at school and in the home, arguing that problems are inevitable where class and cultural differences exist.
The book follows the cases of four Arabic teenagers, their families and community to explore the roles of literacy in their daily lives. Emerging themes are:
- how literacy practices in the community are undergoing rapid change due to global developments in technology;
- how the patterns of written and spoken language in English and Arabic in the homes are linked with social practices in logical and coherent ways;
- how many of the family practices, that differ from schools' culture and language, become marginalized.
With its accessible style and theoretical grounding, this book will be highly relevant to teachers working in multicultural contexts, students and lecturers in language/literacy or on TESOL courses and academics and researchers.
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BISAC Categories:
- Education | Secondary
Dewey: 428.007
LCCN: 2005032232
Physical Information: 0.78" H x 6.38" W x 9.28" (1.19 lbs) 264 pages
 
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This unique and timely book follows the experiences of four Arabic teenagers, their families and their community, focusing on the role of literacy in their daily lives and the differences between home and school. The author looks at the conflict between expectations and practices at school and in the home, arguing that problems are inevitable where class and cultural differences exist.

Emerging themes include:

  • how literacy practices in the community are undergoing rapid change due to global developments in technology
  • how the patterns of written and spoken language in English and Arabic in the home are linked with social practices in logical and coherent ways
  • how many of the family practices that differ from school culture and language become marginalised.

Built around these insightful case studies yet grounded in theory, this book is of immediate relevance to teachers working in multicultural contexts and students and lecturers in language/literacy or on TESOL courses.