New Literacies and the English Curriculum

In an age where the use of electronic media is expanding and the nature of traditional texts and text-based learning is changing, new literacies are becoming increasingly important'in the school classroom.

This volume examines how new literacies can be used in the English curriculum, and'presents a series of research-based'studies applied to every level of'school-age education.

The'chapters examine: early literacy; picture books; the internet; secondary school English; and the problems of assessment in the new literacy age.'This'forward-thinking volume will be of interest to teachers and'academics researching'education, literacy, applied linguistics, and social'semiotic theory.'