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Publication details [#1126]
Gomes Senna, Luiz Antonio. 2013. The academic fields of study in literacy and reading in Brazil: Conditions and perspectives in Applied Linguistics research. Linguistics and Education 24 : 433–440. 8 pp.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Place, Publisher
Elsevier Inc
Abstract
The paper analyzes the emergence and features of the academic field called Applied Linguistics to literacy and reading aiming to describe the effort of producing scientific knowledge specifically designed for teacher training. It deals with the problem of social exclusion caused by illiteracy. Literacy and reading are considered two sides of the same academic field that needs to be properly institutionalized as a professional field.