Cross Cultural Literacy

Author : Steven F. Arvizu,Marietta Saravia-Shore
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2017-11-28
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781351237086

Get Book

Cross-cultural Literacy by Steven F. Arvizu,Marietta Saravia-Shore Pdf

Originally published in 1992. This book advocates and demonstrates the benefits of an anthropological approach that recognizes the centrality of culture in the educational process. This approach encompasses knowledge and understanding of other cultures’ patterns of interaction, values, institutions, metaphors and symbols as well as cross-cultural communication skills. Ethnographic studies of multi-ethnic classrooms and schools in their community context are presented in this excellent volume with a view to informing practice and policy concerning the education of language minority students and teachers, and anyone with an interest in foreign language education and bilingual education.

Author : Brian V. Street
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1993-03-25
Category : Education
ISBN : 0521409640

Get Book

Cross-Cultural Approaches to Literacy by Brian V. Street Pdf

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.

Author : Marietta Saravia-Shore,Steven F. Arvizu
Publisher : Garland Science
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Education
ISBN : 081530465X

Get Book

Cross-cultural Literacy by Marietta Saravia-Shore,Steven F. Arvizu Pdf

First Published in 1992. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Catherine McBride-Chang
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2014-02-04
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781444144680

Get Book

Children's Literacy Development by Catherine McBride-Chang Pdf

This introduction to child literacy development looks at the subject from an international perspective and is appropriate for students and professionals across a wide-range of disciplines.

Author : Aydin Y. Durgunoglu,Ludo Verhoeven
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2013-12-16
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781135456269

Get Book

Literacy Development in A Multilingual Context by Aydin Y. Durgunoglu,Ludo Verhoeven Pdf

During the past decades, literacy has gradually become a major concern all over the world. Though there is a great diversity in both the distribution and degree of literacy in different countries, there has been an increasing awareness of the number of illiterates and the consequences of being illiterate. However, literacy is no longer seen as a universal trait. When one focuses on culturally-sensitive accounts of reading and writing practices, the concept of literacy as a single trait does not seem very feasible. A multiplicity of literacy practices can be distinguished which are related to specific cultural contexts and associated with relations of power and ideology. As such, literacy can be seen as a lifelong context-bound set of practices in which an individual's needs vary with time and place. This volume explores the use of literacy outside the mainstream in different contexts throughout the world. It is divided into four sections. Section 1 presents an anthropological perspective--analyzing the society and the individual in a society. Section 2 presents a psychological perspective--focusing on the individuals themselves and analyzing the cognitive and affective development of young children as they acquire literacy in their first and second languages. Section 3 presents an educational perspective--highlighting the variations in educational approaches in different societies as well as the outcomes of these approaches. Section 4 summarizes the studies presented in this volume. Both theoretical issues and educational implications related to the development of literacy in two languages are discussed. An attempt is also made to open up new directions in the study of literacy development in multilingual contexts by bringing these various disciplinary perspectives together.

Author : E.D. Hirsch, Jr.
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1988-04-12
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780394758435

Get Book

Cultural Literacy by E.D. Hirsch, Jr. Pdf

A must-read for parents and teachers, this major bestseller reveals how cultural literacy is the hidden key to effective education and presents 5000 facts that every literate American should know. In this forceful manifesto Professor E. D. Hirsch, Jr., argues that children in the United States are being deprived of the basic knowledge that would enable them to function in contemporary society. They lack cultural literacy: a grasp of background information that writers and speakers assume their audience already has. Even if a student has a basic competence in the English language, he or she has little chance of entering the American mainstream without knowing what a silicon chip is, or when the Civil War was fought. An important work that has engendered a nationwide debate on our educational standards, Cultural Literacy is a required reading for anyone concerned with our future as a literate nation.

Author : Bernardo M. Ferdman,Rose-Marie Weber,Arnulfo G. Ramirez
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1994-03-08
Category : Education
ISBN : 0791418162

Get Book

Literacy Across Languages and Cultures by Bernardo M. Ferdman,Rose-Marie Weber,Arnulfo G. Ramirez Pdf

This book examines the linkage between literacy and linguistic diversity, embedding them in their social and cultural contexts. It illustrates that a more complete understanding of literacy among diverse populations and in multicultural societies requires attention to issues of literacy per se as well as to improving an educational process that has relevance beyond members of majority cultures and linguistic groups. The focus of the book is on the social and cultural contexts in which literacy develops and is enacted, with an emphasis on the North American situation. Educators and researchers are discovering that cognitive approaches, while very valuable, are insufficient by themselves to answer important questions about literacy in heterogeneous societies. By considering the implications of family, school, culture, society, and nation for literary processes, the book answers the following questions. In a multi-ethnic context, what does it mean to be literate? What are the processes involved in becoming and being literate in a second language? In what ways is literacy in a second language similar and in what ways is it different from mother-tongue literacy? What factors must be understood to better describe and facilitate literacy acquisition among members of ethnic and linguistic minorities? What are some current approaches that are being used to accomplish this? These are vital questions for researchers and educators in a world that has a large number of immigrants, a variety of multi-ethnic and multi-lingual societies, and an increasing degree of multinational activity. Beyond addressing applied concerns, attending to these questions can provide new insights into basic aspects of literacy.

Author : Bronwyn Williams,Amy A. Zenger
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780415897686

Get Book

New Media Literacies and Participatory Popular Culture Across Borders by Bronwyn Williams,Amy A. Zenger Pdf

How do students' online literacy practices intersect with online popular culture? In this book scholars from a range of countries illustrate and analyze how literacy practices that are mediated through and influenced by popular culture create both opportunities and tensions for secondary and university students.

Author : Catherine McBride
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2015-12-14
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781317909767

Get Book

Children's Literacy Development by Catherine McBride Pdf

In the thoroughly updated second edition of this unique book, Catherine McBride examines how the languages we know help structure the process of becoming literate. Taking an ecological and distinctively cross-cultural perspective, the book looks at reading and writing development and impairment across a range of languages, scripts, and contexts. The book covers issues including: The importance of phonological sensitivity for learning to read and to write The first units, or building blocks, of literacy learning in different scripts such as Chinese, English, Korean Hangul, Hebrew, Hindi and Arabic The role of visual processing in reading and writing skills How the latest research can inform the teaching of reading An overview of our understanding of dyslexia, including recent neuroscientific research The developmental challenges in becoming biliterate What is special about writing for beginners and later for comprehensive writing Basics of reading comprehension Children’s Literacy Development, Second Edition is a timely and important contribution to our understanding of literacy around the world. Written by an eminent scholar in the field, it is the only book available that provides an overview of how children learn to read and write in different languages, and will be essential reading for all students of Developmental Psychology, Educational Psychology, Psycholinguistics and Speech Therapy.

Author : Fraida Dubin,Natalie A. Kuhlman
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1992-01-01
Category : Intercultural education
ISBN : 0131944088

Get Book

Cross-cultural Literacy by Fraida Dubin,Natalie A. Kuhlman Pdf

Author : Judith E. Lingenfelter,Sherwood G. Lingenfelter
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2003-06-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781585583089

Get Book

Teaching Cross-Culturally by Judith E. Lingenfelter,Sherwood G. Lingenfelter Pdf

Teaching Cross-Culturally is a challenging consideration of what it means to be a Christian educator in a culture other than your own. Chapters include discussions about how to uncover cultural biases, how to address intelligence and learning styles, and teaching for biblical transformation. Teaching Cross-Culturally is ideal for the western-trained educator or missionary who plans to work in a non-western setting, as well as for those who teach in an increasingly multicultural North America.

Author : Chris Seiple,Dennis R. Hoover
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 459 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2021-12-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000509328

Get Book

The Routledge Handbook of Religious Literacy, Pluralism, and Global Engagement by Chris Seiple,Dennis R. Hoover Pdf

This pioneering handbook proposes an approach to pluralism that is relational, principled, and non-relativistic, going beyond banal calls for mere "tolerance." The growing religious diversity within societies around the world presents both challenges and opportunities. A degree of competition between deeply held religious/worldview perspectives is natural and inevitable, yet at the same time the world urgently needs engagement and partnership across lines of difference. None of the world’s most pressing problems can be solved by any single actor, and as such it is not a question of if but when you partner with an individual or institution that does not think, act, or believe as you do. The authors argue that religious literacy—defined as a dynamic combination of competencies and skills, continuously refined through real-world cross-cultural engagement—is vital to building societies and states of neighborly solidarity and civic fairness. Through examination, reflection, and case studies across multiple faith traditions and professional fields, this handbook equips scholars and students, as well as policymakers and practitioners, to assess, analyze, and act collaboratively in a world of deep diversity. The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.

Author : Vesa Korhonen
Publisher : University of Tampere
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789514479441

Get Book

Cross-cultural Lifelong Learning by Vesa Korhonen Pdf

Author : Aydin Y. Durgunoglu,Ludo Verhoeven
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 501 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2013-12-16
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781135456337

Get Book

Literacy Development in A Multilingual Context by Aydin Y. Durgunoglu,Ludo Verhoeven Pdf

During the past decades, literacy has gradually become a major concern all over the world. Though there is a great diversity in both the distribution and degree of literacy in different countries, there has been an increasing awareness of the number of illiterates and the consequences of being illiterate. However, literacy is no longer seen as a universal trait. When one focuses on culturally-sensitive accounts of reading and writing practices, the concept of literacy as a single trait does not seem very feasible. A multiplicity of literacy practices can be distinguished which are related to specific cultural contexts and associated with relations of power and ideology. As such, literacy can be seen as a lifelong context-bound set of practices in which an individual's needs vary with time and place. This volume explores the use of literacy outside the mainstream in different contexts throughout the world. It is divided into four sections. Section 1 presents an anthropological perspective--analyzing the society and the individual in a society. Section 2 presents a psychological perspective--focusing on the individuals themselves and analyzing the cognitive and affective development of young children as they acquire literacy in their first and second languages. Section 3 presents an educational perspective--highlighting the variations in educational approaches in different societies as well as the outcomes of these approaches. Section 4 summarizes the studies presented in this volume. Both theoretical issues and educational implications related to the development of literacy in two languages are discussed. An attempt is also made to open up new directions in the study of literacy development in multilingual contexts by bringing these various disciplinary perspectives together.

Author : Fiona Maine,Maria Vrikki
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2021-03-26
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783030717780

Get Book

Dialogue for Intercultural Understanding by Fiona Maine,Maria Vrikki Pdf

This open access book is a result of an extensive, ambitious and wide-ranging pan-European project focusing on the development of children and young people’s cultural literacy and what it means to be European in the 21st century prioritising intercultural dialogue and mutual understanding. The Horizon 2020 funded, 3-year DIalogue and Argumentation for cultural Literacy Learning (DIALLS) project included ten partners from countries in and around Europe with the aim to centralise co-constructive dialogue as a main cultural literacy value and to promote tolerance, empathy and inclusion. This is achieved through teaching children in schools from a young age to engage together in discussions where they may have differing viewpoints or perspectives, to enable a growing awareness of their own cultural identities, and those of others. Central to the project is children’s engagement with wordless picture books and films, which are used as stimuli for discussions around core cultural themes such as social responsibility, living together and sustainable development. In order to enable intercultural dialogue in action, the project developed an online platform as a tool for engagement across classes, and which this book elaborates on. The book explores themes underpinning this unique interdisciplinary project, drawing together scholars from cultural studies, civics education and linguistics, psychologists, socio-cultural literacy researchers, teacher educators and digital learning experts. Each chapter of the book explores a theme that is common to the project, and celebrates its interdisciplinarity by exploring these themes through different lenses.