Cross-Cultural Approaches to Literacy

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.

Author: Brian V. Street
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 03/25/1993
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.03lbs
Size: 9.00h x 5.93w x 0.73d
ISBN: 9780521409643

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