New literacies and the English curriculum : multimodal perspectives

In an age where the use of electronic media is expanding and replacing traditional text-based learning, literacies are becoming important in the school classroom. This volume examines how literacies can be used in the English curriculum, and presents a series of research-based studies applied to var...

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Main Author: Unsworth, Len (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Continuum , c2008
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Online Access:able of contents only
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Summary:In an age where the use of electronic media is expanding and replacing traditional text-based learning, literacies are becoming important in the school classroom. This volume examines how literacies can be used in the English curriculum, and presents a series of research-based studies applied to various levels of school-age education
Physical Description:xvii, 369 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0826499457 (hardback : alk. paper)
1441108041 (paperback : alk. paper)
9780826499455 (hardback : alk. paper)
9781441108043 (paperback : alk. paper)