Overview

Local Literacies is a unique study of everyday reading and writing. By concentrating on a selection of people in a particular community in Britain, the authors analyze how they use literacy in their day-to-day lives. This exploration provides a description of literacy at one point in time, and also reveals the nature and significance of communication to people, households and communities. Local Literacies, the first in-depth study of literacy, includes: * appendices of raw data * notes for teachers and students on how to use the book * guidance for carrying out individual research Local Literacies is both a theoretical work, and a practical book. It provides stimulating and informative reading for anyone interested in the nature of literacy today, particularly students, teachers and researchers.

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Author:   David Barton ,  Mary Hamilton
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.726kg
ISBN:  

9780415171496

ISBN 10:   0415171490
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   26 March 1998
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

PART ONE 1. Understanding literacy as social practice 2. Locating literacies in time and space i)A history of literacy in Lancaster 3. Locating literacies in time and space ii) Lancaster today 4. Ethnography in practice PART TWO 5. How they've fared in education: Harry's literacy practices 6. Getting things done in the community: Shirley's literacy practices 7. Living a local life: June's literacy practices 8. Leisure and pleasure: Cliff's literacy practices PART THREE 9. Everyday literacies i)The range of practices 10. Everyday literacies ii) The patterning of practices 11. Home, learning and education 12. The web of literacies in local organisations 13. Becoming Expert: Literacy and Sense making 14. Vernacular literacies 15. Afterword Appendices Index

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The book is of tremendous value to researchers of literacy (including graduate students), to academics involved in training literacy specialists, and to teachers of school-level and specialized literacies. <br>-Written Language and Literacy <br>

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