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Cook-Gumperz, Jenny, ed. 2006. The Social Construction of Literacy. Cambridge University Press. 332 pp.
Publication type
Book – edited volume
Publication language
English
Edition
2

Annotation

Examining critically the western view of a 'literate' person, this volume presents a new approach to literary acquisition, considering it as a socially constructed ability, whereby children must learn socially 'approved' discourse strategies. This extensively-revised second edition includes an updated introduction and bibliography, and each section has been re-written in order to explain the most actual research.