Cross-Cultural Approaches to Literacy (Cambridge Studies in Oral and Literate Culture)

Type

Book

Authors

Street ( Brian )

ISBN 10

0521409640

ISBN 13

9780727913739

Tags

Linguistics, Social Sciences, Cultural, Sociology, Education, Anthropology

Description

Brian Street's volume investigates the meanings and uses of literacy in different cultures and societies. These largely ethnographic essays bring together anthropological and linguistic work written over the past ten years by anthropologists and sociolinguists. Accounts of literacy practices vary from one context to another, and challenge the view that literacy is a single, uniform skill, essential to functioning in a modern society. The conclusions reached will be crucial for future researchers, and of interest to educators, developers and practitioners in the field. - from Amzon

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