New Literacies and the English Curriculum
(Paperback, NIPPOD)
Publishing Details
New Literacies and the English Curriculum
By (Author) Len Unsworth
Continuum Publishing Corporation
Continuum Publishing Corporation
3rd November 2011
NIPPOD
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Educational strategies and policy
Educational equipment and technology, computer-aided learning (CAL)
Educational: First / native language
Semiotics / semiology
Language teaching theory and methods
Literacy
401.4
Physical Properties
Paperback
388
Width 156mm, Height 234mm
Description
In an age where the use of electronic media is expanding and the nature of traditional texts and text-based learning is changing, new literacies are becoming increasingly importantin the school classroom. This volume examines how new literacies can be used in the English curriculum, andpresents a series of research-basedstudies applied to every level ofschool-age education. Thechapters examine: early literacy; picture books; the internet; secondary school English; and the problems of assessment in the new literacy age.
Thisforward-thinking volume will be of interest to teachers andacademics researchingeducation, literacy, applied linguistics, and socialsemiotic theory.
Reviews
Mention -Book News, February 2009
Author Bio
Len Unsworth is Professor in English and Literacies Education at the University of New England in Armidale, Australia.
