Representations of language learning and literacy : how to read literacy narratives / Elena West.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

West, Elena, 1977- author.

Contributor:

Taylor & Francis eBooks

Series:

Literary criticism and cultural theory

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language and languages in literature.

Literacy in literature.

Education in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 197 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2024.

Biography/History:

Elena West recently completed a PhD in Modern Languages and Translation at the University of Bristol. She has taught academic writing in UK universities and Italian and French in Adult Education. She is a member of the British Academy's Early Career Researcher Network.

Contents:

Introduction: Representations of language learning and literacy and the demise of the powers of verbal language

Three approaches to the study of representations of language learning and literacy

Intersemiotic conflict in Richard Rodriguez's Hunger of memory

The letter kills, singing gives life: literacy and multimodality in Diego Marani's Nuova grammatica finlandese

Illiteracy, class, and multimodality in Vincenzo Rabito's Terra matta

Conclusion: Strategies for reading literacy narratives and future directions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 22, 2024).

Other Format:

Print version: West, Elena, 1977- Representations of language learning and literacy

ISBN:

9781032635538

1032635533

9781040037676

1040037674

9781040037652

1040037658

Publisher Number:

40032415980

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.