ISBN:
902728301X
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9789027283016
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (vi, 493 pages)
Series Statement:
Studies in written language and literacy v. 1
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DDC:
302.2/244
Keywords:
Education
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Social Science
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Alphabétisation fonctionnelle / Philosophie
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Alphabétisation fonctionnelle / Aspect social
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Langage et langues / Étude et enseignement
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Literacy
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Functional literacy / Philosophy
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Functional literacy / Social aspects
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Language and languages / Study and teaching
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Alfabetisme
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Erziehung
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Gesellschaft
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Philosophie
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Sprache
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Functional literacy Philosophy
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Functional literacy Social aspects
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Language and languages Study and teaching
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Alphabetisierung
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Kulturvergleich
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Tilburg
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Konferenzschrift
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Alphabetisierung
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Kulturvergleich
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Tilburg
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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The 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 wi
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FUNCTIONAL LITERACY: THEORETICAL ISSUES AND EDUCATIONAL IMPLICATIONS; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Modeling and promoting functional literacy; Part1: The construct of functional literacy; Literacy, myths and legacies: lessons from the history of literacy; The construct of oral and written language; Text processing and its relevance for literacy; Cross-cultural perspectives on literacy; Functional literacy in a changing world; Part 2: Literacy and development; Literacy and the making of the Western mind
