| Description |
x, 274 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Theory and practice in the development of advanced literacy / M. Cecilia Colombi and Mary J. Schleppegrell -- Multimedia semiotics: genres for science education and scientific literacy / Jay L. Lemke -- The development of abstraction in adolescence in subject English / Frances Christie -- Academic language development in Latino students' writing in Spanish / M. Cecilia Colombi -- Writing history: construing time and value in discourses of the past / James R. Martin -- Challenges of the science register for ESL students: errors and meaning-making / Mary J. Schleppegrell -- On the use of selected grammatical features in academic writing / Marianne Celce-Murcia -- Literacies, identities, and discourses / James Paul Gee -- African American language and literacy / John Baugh -- Enhancing the critical edge of (L2) teacher-education: some issues in advanced literacy / Vai Ramanathan -- Some key factors affecting English learners' development of advanced literacy / Robin Scarcella -- Writing to learn: science in the upper-elementary bilingual classroom / Barbara J. Merino and Lorie Hammond -- Writing backwards across languages: the inexpert English/Spanish biliteracy of uncertified bilingual teachers / Ofelia Garćia |
| Summary |
This book addresses the linguistic challenges faced by diverse populations of students at the secondary and post-secondary levels as they engage in academic tasks requiring advanced levels of reading and writing. It aims to contribute to research and pedagogy on advanced literacy development |
| Analysis |
Literacy education; Literacy development; Language skills |
| Notes |
Includes papers presented at a conference held Feb. 2000, University of California, Davis |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Literacy -- Study and teaching -- Congresses.
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Language and languages -- Study and teaching -- Congresses.
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| Genre/Form |
Congresses
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Author |
Schleppegrell, Mary.
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Colombi, Cecilia.
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| LC no. |
2001040700 |
| ISBN |
0805839828 cloth alk. paper |
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0805839836 paperback alkaline paper |
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