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Social Literacies offers a comprehensive exploration of literacy as social practice within international contexts. This groundbreaking work challenges conventional understandings by examining reading and writing through the lens of cultural and social engagement. The book moves beyond traditional literacy instruction to reveal how literacy practices are shaped by community, power, and context across diverse educational and developmental settings. By positioning literacy as inherently social and multiple rather than singular and universal, this volume provides essential frameworks for educators, linguists, and development professionals seeking to understand how people engage with written language in real-world environments. The Real Language Series positions this work within contemporary discourse on language learning and literacy education.

Key Features

Social Literacies presents critical approaches grounded in ethnographic research and international case studies of literacy practices.

The book examines multiple dimensions of literacy as social practices rather than isolated skills or competencies.

Routledge's Real Language Series publication ensures rigorous academic scholarship for language studies and literacy professionals.

Development and education contexts are central, offering practical insights for policy makers and educators working across cultures.

The work integrates perspectives from linguistics, education, anthropology and development studies into a cohesive theoretical framework.

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Amazon UK
Release Date
10 July 2016
Listed Since
08 May 2016

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