Literacy: An Advanced Resource Book for Students

Part of the Routledge Applied Linguistics series, 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. Section B gathers together influential readings from the key names in the discipline, including David Barton, Norman Fairclough, James Paul Gee, Roger Fowler, Gunther Kress and Jay Lemke.