Negotiating Critical Literacies in Classrooms

Herausgeber: Comber, Barbara; Simpson, Anne

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

An overarching theme of this collection is the belief that there is no one generic, universal critical literacy - in theory or in practice. Rather, the authors reveal how a range of theories can serve as productive starting points for educators working on social justice agendas through the literacy curriculum, and, equally important, how particular critical literacy theories or pedagogies must be worked out in specific locations. In each of these accounts, educators explain how they have taken a body of theory and worked with and on it in classrooms. Their rich portrayals and narratives of classroom realities illustrate the unanticipated effects of pedagogies that emerge in specific contexts. Experiences from the classrooms have led them to revise theories that are central to critical literacy, including constructs such as "empowerment", "resistance" and "multiple readings". This collection documents what occurs when educators confront the difficult ethical and political issues that evolve in particular classroom situations.

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Provides examples & analysis of the negotiation of critical literacy in specific pedagogical sites (actual classrooms-elementary through adult). Practical classroom focus appropriate for teachers and professional development. International scope.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 160mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 617g
• ISBN-13: 9780805837933
• ISBN-10: 0805837930
• Artikelnr.: 21370329

Autorenporträt

Barbara Comber, Anne Simpson

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Preface. Part I: Critical From the Start: Examining Relations of Power in Textual Practices.A.H. Dyson
Relational Sense and Textual Sense in a U.S. Urban Classroom: The Contested Case of Emily
Girl Friend of a Ninja. U. Sahni
Children Appropriating Literacy: Empowerment Pedagogy From Young Children's Perspective. J. O'Brien
Children Reading Critically: A Local History. V. Vasquez
Constructing a Critical Curriculum With Young Children. Part II: Exploring Critical Literacies in Primary Schooling: Unresolved Questions.Y.M. Cheah
From Prescription to Participation: Moving From Functional to Critical Literacy in Singapore. A.M.Y. Lin
Resistance and Creativity in English Reading Lessons in Hong Kong. B. Bigelow
On the Road to Cultural Bias: A Critique of The Oregon Trail CD-ROM. B. Mellor
A. Patterson
Teaching Readings? Part III: Critical Literacies and Questions of Identity.H. Janks
Identity and Conflict in the Critical Literacy Classroom. P. Stein
Classrooms as Sites of Textual
Cultural
and Linguistic Reappropriation. W. Martino
"Dickheads
Wuses
and Faggots": Addressing Issues of Masculinity and Homophobia in the Critical Literacy Classroom. L. Cruddas
P. Watson
Ta(l)king Back: Dialogizing Authorship. Part IV: Tertiary Education as a Site for Critical Literacies.C. Wallace
Critical Literacy in the Second Language Classroom: Power and Control. J.W. Bell
Building Bridges/Making Meanings: Texts of Popular Culture and Critical Pedagogy in Theory and Practice. J. Clarence-Fincham
Responding to Academic Discourse: Developing Critical Literacy at a South African University. N. Wooldridge
Tensions and Ambiguities in Critical Literacy. B. Comber
Critical Literacies and Local Action: Teacher Knowledge and a 'New' Research Agenda.