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Literacy, Culture and Identity

by Jill Sinclair Bell (Author)
©1997 Others X, 238 Pages
Series: American University Studies , Volume 42

Summary

In Literacy, Culture and Identity, Canadian literacy educator and researcher Jill Sinclair Bell uses narrative inquiry to argue that literacy should be understood as an individual construct growing out of personal experiences shaped by societal attitudes. Through her innovative autobiographical study of an attempt to become literate in Chinese, Dr. Bell makes evident the conflicting stories of literacy held by members of different cultures. The difficulties encountered and the resulting challenge to the image of self highlight the degree to which identity is bound up in literacy and learning practices. Given the multicultural nature of education in North America today, this individually and culturally based notion of literacy has profound implications for our understanding of the teaching and learning situation.

Details

Pages
X, 238
Publication Year
1997
ISBN (Hardcover)
9780820436562
Language
English
Keywords
experiences attitudes challenge
Published
New York, Bern, Berlin, Frankfurt/M., Paris, Wien, 1997. X, 238 pp.

Biographical notes

Jill Sinclair Bell (Author)

The Author: Jill Sinclair Bell is Associate Dean in the Faculty of Education at York University, Toronto, Canada. She has published a variety of articles in professional journals, classroom materials for adult learners of English and four books for teachers including, Teaching Multilevel Classes in ESL and A Handbook for ESL Literacy. She is currently co-editor of The Canadian Modern Language Review.

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