New Literacies and the English Curriculum

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. [Publisher's Text]

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