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Maybin, Janet, Ed. – 1994
Readings on language and literacy within their social context include: "The Problem of Meaning in Primitive Languages" (Bronislaw Malinowski); "Toward Ethnographies of Communication" (Dell Hymes); "Language as Social Semiotic" (M. A. K. Halliday); "Language and Ideology" (V. N. Volosinov); "Family…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Cultural Context, Ethnography, Family Influence
Rassool, Naz – 1999
This book examines literacy for sustainable development in the age of information. It begins by discussing the relationship between literacy and hegemony, social policy, national language policy, colonial relations, and postcolonial realities. Also discussed in the introduction are views and definitions of literacy and considerations in mapping a…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Citizenship Education
