Author : Bill Cope,Mary Kalantzis
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2005-08-18
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781134611836
Multiliteracies: Lit Learning by Bill Cope,Mary Kalantzis Pdf
Multiliteracies considers the future of literacy teaching in the context of the rapidly changing English language. Questions are raised about what constitutes appropriate literacy teaching in today's world: a world that is both a global village yet one which local diversity is increasingly important. This is a coherent and accessible overview of the work of the New London Group, with well-known international contributors bringing together their varying national experiences and differences of theoretical and political emphasis. The essays deal with issues such as: the fundamental premises of literacy pedagogy the effects of technological change multilingualism and cultual diversity social futures and their implications on language teaching. The book concludes with case studies of attempts to put the theories into practice and thereby provides a basis for dialogue with fellow educators around the world.