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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Hilary Janks (Wits University in Johannesburg, South Africa.) , Kerryn Dixon (Wits University in Johannesburg, South Africa.) , Ana Ferreira (Wits University in Johannesburg, South Africa.) , Stella Granville (Wits University in Johannesburg, South Africa.)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 21.00cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 28.00cm Weight: 1.380kg ISBN: 9780415528108ISBN 10: 0415528100 Pages: 166 Publication Date: 03 July 2013 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews... a wonderful collection of tried, contemporary, multi-modal activities and invitations for exploring critical literacies. What is so powerful about the activities ... is that each one is extremely well theorized and yet very accessible. Vivian Maria Vasquez, American University, USA You'll be blown away by Doing Critical Literacy. A pedagogic masterpiece, it is the perfect companion to Janks' Literacy and Power. Teachers everywhere will be waiting to try out the clever, engaging and challenging activities with their students. Barbara Comber, Queensland University of Technology, Australia ... not only a 'must read' but a 'must do' in literacy education. The diverse activities invite both students and teachers to engage critically in innovative classroom practices that offer a range of identity positions from which students can read and write, listen and speak. A compelling text that is long overdue. Bonnie Norton, University of British Columbia, Canada The explicit and careful approach of this book will enable teachers who have not ventured to teach for critical literacy to do so and thus potentially play a role in shifting teachers' practices and fostering students as text analysts in line within the broad democratic project. ... A valuable contribution. Jeanne Prinsloo, African Media Matrix, Rhodes University, South Africa ... a welcome resource for those who wish to introduce students to critical literacy using thought provoking activities. Complex ideas can be understood clearly in this engaging activity volume. Teachers can use it with students to teach critical literacy in a fresh and accessible way. Kate Pahl, University of Sheffield, UK ... a wonderful collection of tried, contemporary, multi-modal activities and invitations for exploring critical literacies. What is so powerful about the activities ... is that each one is extremely well theorized and yet very accessible. Vivian Maria Vasquez, American University, USA You'll be blown away by Doing Critical Literacy. A pedagogic masterpiece, it is the perfect companion to Janks' Literacy and Power. Teachers everywhere will be waiting to try out the clever, engaging and challenging activities with their students. Barbara Comber, Queensland University of Technology, Australia ... not only a 'must read' but a 'must do' in literacy education. The diverse activities invite both students and teachers to engage critically in innovative classroom practices that offer a range of identity positions from which students can read and write, listen and speak. A compelling text that is long overdue. Bonnie Norton, University of British Columbia, Canada The explicit and careful approach of this book will enable teachers who have not ventured to teach for critical literacy to do so and thus potentially play a role in shifting teachers' practices and fostering students as text analysts in line within the broad democratic project. ... A valuable contribution. Jeanne Prinsloo, African Media Matrix, Rhodes University, South Africa ... a welcome resource for those who wish to introduce students to critical literacy using thought provoking activities. Complex ideas can be understood clearly in this engaging activity volume. Teachers can use it with students to teach critical literacy in a fresh and accessible way. Kate Pahl, University of Sheffield, UK ... a wonderful collection of tried, contemporary, multi-modal activities and invitations for exploring critical literacies. What is so powerful about the activities ... is that each one is extremely well theorized and yet very accessible. Vivian Maria Vasquez, American University, USA You'll be blown away by Doing Critical Literacy. A pedagogic masterpiece, it is the perfect companion to Janks' Literacy and Power. Teachers everywhere will be waiting to try out the clever, engaging and challenging activities with their students. Barbara Comber, Queensland University of Technology, Australia ... not only a `must read' but a `must do' in literacy education. The diverse activities invite both students and teachers to engage critically in innovative classroom practices that offer a range of identity positions from which students can read and write, listen and speak. A compelling text that is long overdue. Bonnie Norton, University of British Columbia, Canada The explicit and careful approach of this book will enable teachers who have not ventured to teach for critical literacy to do so and thus potentially play a role in shifting teachers' practices and fostering students as text analysts in line within the broad democratic project. ... A valuable contribution. Jeanne Prinsloo, African Media Matrix, Rhodes University, South Africa ... a welcome resource for those who wish to introduce students to critical literacy using thought provoking activities. Complex ideas can be understood clearly in this engaging activity volume. Teachers can use it with students to teach critical literacy in a fresh and accessible way. Kate Pahl, University of Sheffield, UK Author InformationHilary Janks teaches English language literacy in the School of Education at Wits University in Johannesburg, South Africa. Kerryn Dixon lectures Foundation phase students, in the School of Education at Wits University in Johannesburg, South Africa. Ana Ferreira lectures in English in the School of Education at Wits University in Johannesburg, South Africa. Stella Granville has recently retired from Wits University in Johannesburg, South Africa. She was a teacher and teacher educator for many years. Her research has been in the areas of critical literacy and academic literacy. Denise Newfield lectures in the School of Literature, Language and Media at Wits University in Johannesburg, South Africa. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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