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39%OFFJane Mace - Talking About Literacy: Principles and Practice of Adult Literacy Education - 9780415080446 - V9780415080446
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Talking About Literacy: Principles and Practice of Adult Literacy Education

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Description for Talking About Literacy: Principles and Practice of Adult Literacy Education Hardcover. Explores the theory behind adult literacy education - discussing the arguments in favour of literacy, and analysing principles by which literacy may be creatively learned, looking in detail at context, equality and community. Num Pages: 190 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; CFA; CFC; JNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 249.

Talking about Literacy re-examines dominant notions of what litreracy is, and challenges the problem-solution reflex to the issue (the problem is illiteracy: the solution is more literacy). Literacy has enormous emotional and political associations, and the job of literacy educator often concerns changing attitudes and challenging prejudices - whether in the form of publicity strategies, counselling new students, or in curriculum design. In short, adult literacy education means not only teaching courses like 'fresh start', 'basic skills', 'study skills', 'communication skills', 'language support' and 'return to study', but also designing strategies to encourage people to see that these courses may ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Routledge
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
Number of Pages
190
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415080446
SKU
V9780415080446
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1

About Jane Mace
Jane Mace has worked for twenty years in adult literacy and community education. At Cambridge House Literacy Scheme, as tutor-organiser and then Director, she contributed to the shaping of policy in adult literacy programmes during the early years of the adult literacy campaign in the UK. At the Lee Community Education Centre, Goldsmiths’ College, she co-ordinated a programme of courses ... Read more

Reviews for Talking About Literacy: Principles and Practice of Adult Literacy Education
`For those of us who chooose to continue picking away at the knotty problem of promoting broader definitions of literacy, this book provides some useful reference points and welcome illustrations.' - Adults Learning Vol 4 No.3 November 92 `I shall be recommending this stimulating book to my FE teacher-trainees this year, and not just to those who are contemplating ... Read more

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