| Academic Literacy and the Languages of Change Contributor(s): Thesen, Lucia (Editor), Van Pletzen, Ermien (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1441182608 ISBN-13: 9781441182609 Publisher: Continuum OUR PRICE: $51.43 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Educational Policy & Reform - Education | Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Sociolinguistics |
| Dewey: 306.440 |
| Physical Information: 0.48" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.71 lbs) 208 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book is an analysis of student literacy in an academic setting, and how this has changed due to political, economic and social factors. The contributors, who are all engaged in academic literacy work at a South African university, use the theoretical tradition of New Literacy Studies as developed by theorists such as James Gee, Brian Street and Gnnther Kress, and apply this to a case study of one university in the changing context of South Africa. Academic Literacy and the Languages of Change will be of interest to postgraduates and academics researching sociolinguistics, or language and education. |