Social Linguistics and Literacies: Ideology in Discourses. Social Linguistics and Literacies: Ideology in Discourses.
Many people in "literate" societies, when asked to define literacy, almost always do so in terms of reading and writing abilities. This narrow interpretation of literacy, an offspring of reductionist psychology, has reigned supreme in many academic and educational context...
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Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
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| description | Many people in "literate" societies, when asked to define literacy, almost always do so in terms of reading and writing abilities. This narrow interpretation of literacy, an offspring of reductionist psychology, has reigned supreme in many academic and educational contexts for decades, greatly shaping literacy theories and classroom practices. Within the past ten years, however, a large body of multidisciplinary research has begun to undermine the authority of this perspective by situating literacy in larger social practices. Many people in "literate" societies, when asked to define literacy, almost always do so in terms of reading and writing abilities. This narrow interpretation of literacy, an offspring of reductionist psychology, has reigned supreme in many academic and educational contexts for decades, greatly shaping literacy theories and classroom practices. Within the past ten years, however, a large body of multidisciplinary research has begun to undermine the authority of this perspective by situating literacy in larger social practices. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b12c4ed72c6043b09e19d8e7307529a72022-12-22T02:47:39ZengUniversidade Federal de Santa CatarinaIlha do Desterro0101-48462175-80262008-04-01029139145Social Linguistics and Literacies: Ideology in Discourses. Social Linguistics and Literacies: Ideology in Discourses.Constance C. GergerMany people in "literate" societies, when asked to define literacy, almost always do so in terms of reading and writing abilities. This narrow interpretation of literacy, an offspring of reductionist psychology, has reigned supreme in many academic and educational contexts for decades, greatly shaping literacy theories and classroom practices. Within the past ten years, however, a large body of multidisciplinary research has begun to undermine the authority of this perspective by situating literacy in larger social practices. Many people in "literate" societies, when asked to define literacy, almost always do so in terms of reading and writing abilities. This narrow interpretation of literacy, an offspring of reductionist psychology, has reigned supreme in many academic and educational contexts for decades, greatly shaping literacy theories and classroom practices. Within the past ten years, however, a large body of multidisciplinary research has begun to undermine the authority of this perspective by situating literacy in larger social practices.http://www.periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/desterro/article/view/8733English LanguageEnglish |
| spellingShingle | Constance C. Gerger Social Linguistics and Literacies: Ideology in Discourses. Social Linguistics and Literacies: Ideology in Discourses. Ilha do Desterro English Language English |
| title | Social Linguistics and Literacies: Ideology in Discourses. Social Linguistics and Literacies: Ideology in Discourses. |
| title_full | Social Linguistics and Literacies: Ideology in Discourses. Social Linguistics and Literacies: Ideology in Discourses. |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Social Linguistics and Literacies: Ideology in Discourses. Social Linguistics and Literacies: Ideology in Discourses. |
| title_short | Social Linguistics and Literacies: Ideology in Discourses. Social Linguistics and Literacies: Ideology in Discourses. |
| title_sort | social linguistics and literacies ideology in discourses social linguistics and literacies ideology in discourses |
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