2004Medical Entomology and ZoologyRequires access

Literacy: An Introduction

Randal Holme

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Introduction: what is literacy? 1. Socio-economic perspectives on literacy 2. Literacy as a sign system: understanding literacy as the visual representation of language and meaning 3. The historical development of literacy 4. Literacy and language: linguistic approaches to the nature of literacy 5. Literacy as knowledge: issues of literacy, learning and mind 6. The many sides of literacy: conclusions and discussion.

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Introduction: what is literacy? 1. Socio-economic perspectives on literacy 2. Literacy as a sign system: understanding literacy as the visual representation of language and meaning 3. The historical development of literacy 4. Literacy and language: linguistic approaches to the nature of literacy 5. Literacy as knowledge: issues of literacy, learning and mind 6. The many sides of literacy: conclusions and discussion.

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Introduction: what is literacy? 1. Socio-economic perspectives on literacy 2. Literacy as a sign system: understanding literacy as the visual representation of language and meaning 3. The historical development of literacy 4. Literacy and language: linguistic approaches to the nature of literacy 5. Literacy as knowledge: issues of literacy, learning and mind 6. The many sides of literacy: conclusions and discussion.

Key concepts: Literacy, Critical literacy, Meaning (existential), Information literacy, Sign (mathematics), Representation (politics), Linguistics, Sociology

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