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Functional literacy : theoretical issues and educational implications /

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 t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Verhoeven, Ludo Th
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., ©1994.
Colección:Studies in written language and literacy ; v. 1.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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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.