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“jing sheng”

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  • Multiliteracies, Discourses and Identities

    The Multiliteracy Practices of Chinese Children in Britain

    by Jing Sheng ...
    This book explores the everyday reading and writing experiences of children from Chinese families living in Britain. Using an ethnographic approach, the author presents in-depth case studies of three migrant children, all of whom received some education in mainland China before moving to Britain. The theoretical framework is based on the New Literacy Studies approach and the author introduces a ... Read more

    $69.39 USD

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  • Words at Work and Play

    Three Decades in Family and Community Life

    by Shirley Brice Heath ...
    Childhood and family life have changed significantly in recent decades. What is the nature of these changes? How have they affected the use of time, space, work and play? In what ways have they influenced face-to-face talk and the uses of technology within families and communities? Eminent anthropologist Shirley Brice Heath sets out to find answers to these and similar questions, tracking the ... Read more

    $30.39 USD

  • Language, Literacy and Diversity

    Moving Words

    Edited by Christopher Stroud, Mastin Prinsloo ...
    Series series Routledge Critical Studies in Multilingualism
    Language, Literacy and Diversity brings together researchers who are leading the innovative and important re-theorization of language and literacy in relation to social mobility, multilingualism and globalization. The volume examines local and global flows of people, language and literacy in relation to social practice; the role (and nature) of boundary maintenance or disruption in global, ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • European Vernacular Literacy

    by Fishman, Joshua ...
    In this major new text, Joshua Fishman charts the rise of vernacular literacy in Europe, and the major social and economic changes that attended it. Following the story up until the present day, the book looks at how European colonizers viewed vernacular literacy efforts in their current and former colonies, and how technology affects vernacular literacy both now and in the future. ... Read more

    $12.79 USD

  • Local Languaging, Literacy and Multilingualism in a West African Society

    by Kasper Juffermans ...
    Series Book 20 - Critical Language and Literacy Studies
    This book aims to enhance and challenge our understanding of language and literacy as social practice against the background of heightened globalisation. Juffermans presents an ethnographic study of the linguistic landscape of The Gambia, arguing that language should be conceptualised as a verb (languaging) rather than a countable noun (a language, languages). He goes on to argue that ... Read more

    $14.29 USD

  • The Discourse of Reading Groups

    Integrating Cognitive and Sociocultural Perspectives

    by David Peplow, Joan Swann, Paola Trimarco, Sara Whiteley ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Literacy
    Of interest in their own terms as a significant cultural practice, reading groups also provide a window on the everyday interpretation of literary texts. While reading is often considered a solitary process, reading groups constitute a form of social reading, where interpretations are produced and displayed in discourse. The Discourse of Reading Groups is a study of such joint conceptual activity, ... Read more

    $63.99 USD

  • The Future of English in Asia

    Perspectives on language and literature

    Edited by Michael O'Sullivan, David Huddart, Carmen Lee ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in World Englishes
    This collection is unique in bringing together key thinkers on language and literature to discuss the future of English in Asia. Many of the contributors are themselves responsible for important sub-genres in English linguistics and literary studies and this collection gives them the opportunity to respond to each other directly. The different chapters also respond to different contemporary ... Read more

    $63.99 USD

  • The Multiliteracies Classroom

    by Mills, Kathy A. ...
    The Multiliteracies Classroom gives an accessible account of the challenges and rewards of engaging students in literacy learning through multimedia design. It paints a vivid picture of what multiliteracies can look like in a culturally diverse classroom. The first research of its kind, it applies key themes of critical sociology to multiliteracies, inspiring educators to envisage the changing ... Read more

    $24.59 USD

  • Interpreting Texts

    by Kim Ballard ...
    Series series Routledge A Level English Guides
    Routledge A Level English Guides equip AS and A2 Level students with the skills they need to explore, evaluate and enjoy English. Books in the series are built around the various skills specified in the assessment objectives (AOs) for all AS and A2 Level English courses.Focusing on the AOs most relevant to their topic, the books help students to develop their knowledge and abilities through ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • White Hip Hoppers, Language and Identity in Post-Modern America

    by Cecelia Cutler ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Sociolinguistics
    This book examines language and identity among White American middle and upper-middle class youth who affiliate with Hip Hop culture. Hip Hop youth engage in practices that range from the consumption of rap music and fashion to practices like MC-ing (writing and performing raps or "rhymes"), DJ-ing (mixing records to produce a beat for the MC), graffiti tagging, and break-dancing. Cutler explores ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Teacher Talk, Books 1-4, Special Edition

    Teacher Talk, #5

    by Marsha Marie ...
    Series Book 5 - Teacher Talk
    A sweet combination of all four Teacher Talk books in one; with some additional fun material. ... Read more

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  • Literacy and the Bilingual Learner

    Texts and Practices in London Schools

    by Catherine Wallace ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    Literacy and the Bilingual Learner explores the literacy development of bilingual learners in London (UK) schools and colleges through a series of vignettes and case studies of learners and their educational experiences. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD