Memory Against Culture
Author: Johannes Fabian
Publisher: Duke University Press
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9780822340775
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRecent essays by prominent anthropologist on questions of time, memory, and ethnography.
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Literacy and Education
Author: James Paul Gee
Publisher:
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781138826021
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this accessible introductory volume, acclaimed scholar James Paul Gee tells the story of how literacy--starting in the early 1980s--came to be seen not as a mental phenomenon, but as a social and cultural one.
Through the Models of Writing
Author: D. Alamargot
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2012-12-06
Total Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9401008043
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book provides both young and senior scientists with a comparative view of current theoretical models of text production. Models are clearly situated in their historical context, scrutinized in their further evolution with a fine-grained observation of differences between models. Very complete and informative to read, this book will be useful to people working in teaching of writing or studying this specific human activity.
Writing and Identity
Author: Roz Ivani?
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 389
ISBN-13: 9027217971
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWriting is not just about conveying 'content' but also about the representation of self. (One of the reasons people find writing difficult is that they do not feel comfortable with the 'me' they are portraying in their writing. Academic writing in particular often poses a conflict of identity for students in higher education, because the 'self' which is inscribed in academic discourse feels alien to them.)The main claim of this book is that writing is an act of identity in which people align themselves with socio-culturally shaped subject positions, and thereby play their part in reproducing or challenging dominant practices and discourses, and the values, beliefs and interests which they embody. The first part of the book reviews recent understandings of social identity, of the discoursal construction of identity, of literacy and identity, and of issues of identity in research on academic writing. The main part of the book is based on a collaborative research project about writing and identity with mature-age students, providing: - a case study of one writer's dilemmas over the presentation of self;- a discussion of the way in which writers' life histories shape their presentation of self in writing;- an interview-based study of issues of ownership, and of accommodation and resistance to conventions for the presentation of self;- linguistic analysis of the ways in which multiple, often contradictory, interests, values, beliefs and practices are inscribed in discourse conventions, which set up a range of possibilities for self-hood for writers.The book ends with implications of the study for research on writing and identity, and for the learning and teaching of academic writing.The book will be of interest to students and researchers in the fields of social identity, literacy, discourse analysis, rhetoric and composition studies, and to all those concerned to understand what is involved in academic writing in order to provide wider access to higher education.
Literacy Studies
Author: Mastin Prinsloo
Publisher: SAGE Publications Limited
Published: 2013-08-12
Total Pages: 1928
ISBN-13: 9781446253151
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis five-volume collection lays out the foundations and nuances of literacy studies. Beginning with the theoretical and epistemological perspectives that have been influential in shaping contemporary approaches in literacy studies, the set further explores new digital literacies, literacy in educational and institutional contexts, and the crucial issues of literacy in relation to social mobility, multilingualism and globalization. With a full introduction to the set and to each volume, researchers will find in this set a comprehensive guide to this crucial area of study.
Escritura Y Sociedad
Author: Virginia Zavala
Publisher: Universidad del Pacifico
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 474
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWriting Programs Worldwide
Author: Chris Thaiss
Publisher: Parlor Press LLC
Published: 2012-07-30
Total Pages: 540
ISBN-13: 160235345X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWRITING PROGRAMS WORLDWIDE offers an important global perspective to the growing research literature in the shaping of writing programs. The authors of its program profiles show how innovators at a diverse range of universities on six continents have dealt creatively over many years with day-to-day and long-range issues affecting how students across disciplines and languages grow as communicators and learners.
Reference Guide to Writing Across the Curriculum
Author: Charles Bazerman
Publisher: Parlor Press LLC
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9781932559422
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis reference guide traces the "Writing Across the Curriculum" movement from its origins in British secondary education through its flourishing in American higher education and extension to American primary and secondary education.
Functional Literacy
Author: Ludo Th Verhoeven
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Published: 1994-01-01
Total Pages: 502
ISBN-13: 9027217912
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe purpose of the volume is to open up new perspectives in the study of literacy by bringing together current research findings from linguistics, psychology, sociology and anthropology. The book divides into five parts. The first part deals with theoretical questions related to the definition and the modeling of the construct of functional literacy. The second part goes into the notion of literacy development. Both societal and individual aspects of literacy development are taken into account. In the next two parts the actual achievement of literacy in various regions of the world is dealt with. In part 3 the focus is on attaining literacy in developing societies, and in part 4 on attaining literacy in industrialized societies. In the final part the question is raised how functional literacy can be promoted through education. Starting from a cross-cultural perspective the central issue is how standards of functional literacy can be established throughout the world.
E-Learning in the 21st Century
Author: D. Randy Garrison
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2003-08-29
Total Pages: 184
ISBN-13: 1134574533
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThere is currently a technological revolution taking place in higher education. The growth of e-learning is being described as explosive, unprecedented, and above all, disruptive. This timely and comprehensive book provides a coherent framework for understanding e-learning in higher education. The authors draw on their extensive research in the area to explore the technological, pedagogical and organisational implications of e-learning, and more importantly, they provide practical models for educators to use to realise the full potential of e-learning. A unique feature of the book is that the authors focus less on the ever-evolving technologies and more on the search for an understanding of these technologies from an educational perspective. This book will be invaluable for researchers, practitioners and senior administrators looking for guidance on how to successfully adopt e-learning in their institutions. It will also appeal to anyone with an interest in the impact of e-learning on higher education and society.
