Literacy : an advanced resource book for students

"Literacy" is a comprehensive resource book which provides students and researchers with support for advanced study of the topic.

It introduces readers to a broad range of approaches to understanding literacy in educational contexts and in society.

Written by a leader in the field, the book covers the key themes in the discipline, including Acquisition of Literacy, 'Academic Literacy' in Higher Education, Workplace Literacies, Literacy and Schooling and Multimodality.

As with all books in the "Routledge Applied Linguistics" series, "Literacy" is clearly structured in three main sections.

Section A: Introduction introduces key concepts. It establishes the key terms, extending readers' techniques of analysis through practical application.

Section B: Extension brings together influential articles, sets them in context and discusses their contribution to the field.

These core readings are all fully annotated. "Literacy" includes readings by David Barton, Norman Fairclough, James Paul Gee, Roger Fowler, Gunther Kress and Jay Lemke.

Section C: Exploration includes further sample material and activities.It builds on knowledge gained in the first two sections, setting thoughtful tasks around further illustrative material.

This enables readers to engage more actively with the subject matter and encourages them to develop their own responses.