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Hasan, Ruqaiya and Geoff Williams, eds. 1996. Literacy in Society. (Applied linguistics and language study). Longman. xxi + 431 pp.
Publication type
Book – edited volume
Publication language
English
Keywords
literacy
ISBN
0-582-21792-X

Annotation

An anthology of papers addressing key aspects of the literacy debate from the perspective of a language based theory of learning.

Articles in this volume

Carter, Ronald A. Politics and knowledge about language: The LINC project. 1–28
Leeuwen, Theo van and Sally Humphrey. On learning to look through a geographer's eyes. 29–49
Painter, Clare. The development of language as a resource for thinking: a linguistic view of learning. 50–85
Rothery, J.R. Making changes: developing an educational linguistics. 86–123
Martin, J.R. Evaluating disruption: symbolising theme in junior secondary narrative. 124–171
Cranny-Francis, Anne. Technology and/or weapon: the discipline of reading in the secondary English classroom. 172–190
Veel, Robert and Caroline Coffin. Learning to think like an historian: the language of secondary school History. 191–231
Macken-Horarik, Mary. Literacy and learning across the curriculum: towards a model of register for secondary school teachers. 232–278
Solomon, Nicky. Plain English: from a perspective of language in society. 279–307
Luke, Allan. Genres or power? Literacy education and the production of capital. 308–338
Halliday, M.A.K. Literacy and linguistics: a functional perspective. 339–376
Hasan, Ruqaiya. Literacy, everyday talk and society. 377–424

Reviewed by

Hall, Geoff. 1999. Review article. Literacy in the modern world.