Representations of language learning and literacy, also known as "literacy narratives" are a staple of literature. They tell stories of conflict that illuminate the sociocultural dynamics whereby we learn to speak, read, and write. Yet, they tend to be read as stories about the "powers" of language and literacy - the power to make someone "human", to form identity, and improve one's social status. This book introduces the "literacy narrative approach", a methodology for the study of literacy narratives that accounts for the conflict that pervades them. It achieves this by focussing on how the texts represent the interactions between writing and other semiotic modes (multimodality).Sitting at the interface between theory and practice, it provides three practical applications of the literacy narrative approach and, in the process, develops a theoretical perspective for thinking about language learning, literacy, and communication as they are practised in the real world.
| ISBN: | 9781032635521 |
| Publication date: | 28th November 2025 |
| Author: | Elena West |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 198 pages |
| Series: | Literary Criticism and Cultural Theory |
| Genres: |
Literary theory Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000 Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers Literacy |
Representations of language learning and literacy, also known as "literacy narratives" are a staple of literature. They tell stories of conflict that illuminate the sociocultural dynamics whereby we learn to speak, read, and write. Yet, they tend to be read as stories about the "powers" of language and literacy - the power to make someone "human", to form identity, and improve one's social status. This book introduces the "literacy narrative approach", a methodology for the study of literacy narratives that accounts for the conflict that pervades them. It achieves this by focussing on how the texts represent the interactions between writing and other semiotic modes (multimodality).Sitting at the interface between theory and practice, it provides three practical applications of the literacy narrative approach and, in the process, develops a theoretical perspective for thinking about language learning, literacy, and communication as they are practised in the real world.
Representations of Language Learning and Literacy features in the following genres: Literary theory, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literacy
Representations of Language Learning and Literacy is available in Paperback, Hardback
Representations of Language Learning and Literacy was written by Elena West and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
Representations of Language Learning and Literacy has 198 pages
Yes it is part of Literary Criticism and Cultural Theory series
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