Multiliteracies: Lit Learning - Literacy learning and the design of social futures (Paperback, Thumb Indexed a)

Multiliteracies considers the future of literacy teaching in the context of the rapidly changing English language. Questions are raised about what constitutes appropriate literacy teaching in today's world: a world that is both a global village yet one in which local diversity is increasingly important.
This is a coherent and accessible overview with well-known international contributors bringing together their varying national experiences and differences of theoretical and political emphasis. The essays deal with issues such as:
* the fundamental premises of literacy pedagogy
* the effects of technological change
* multilingualism and cultural identity
* social futures and their implications on language teaching.
The book concludes with case studies of attempts to put the theories into practice and thereby provide a basis for dialogue with fellow educators around the world.