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Paperback. When a society becomes more affluent, does it lose other values? Are the skills that education and literacy gave millions wasted on consuming pop culture? Do the media coerce us into a world of the superficial and the material - or can they be a force for good? This book asks these questions. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; CFC; JFCA; JFD; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141191584
- ISBN
- 9780141191584
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.45
€ 14.99
€ 11.45
Hardcover. Explores the theory behind adult literacy education - discussing the arguments in favour of literacy, and analysing principles by which literacy may be creatively learned, looking in detail at context, equality and community. Num Pages: 190 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; CFA; CFC; JNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415080446
- ISBN
- 9780415080446
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 172.43€ 106.84
€ 172.43
€ 106.84
Paperback. Editor(s): Ballara, Marcela. Series: Women & World Development S. Num Pages: 144 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: CFC; GTC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 190. Library markings to spine, with usual markings inside. However, remains in a good to very good condition
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Zed Books
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- SKU
- KLJ0006692
- ISBN
- 9780862329815
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Suitable for practitioners, researchers and students, building up pedagogic, linguistic and social theory in steps, contextualized within teaching practice, this title presents the research of the 'Sydney School' in language and literacy pedagogy. It offers researchers tools for investigating and redesigning educational practice. Series: Equinox Textbooks & Surveys in Linguistics. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: CFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 172 x 240 x 19. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845531447
- ISBN
- 9781845531447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.99
€ 55.99
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 5th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138853867
- ISBN
- 9781138853867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.85
€ 66.85
Hardback. Reading With Patrick is the true story of a teacher, a boy who lost his way and the redemptive power of books Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; CFC; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main Market Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447286073
- ISBN
- 9781447286073
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.30
€ 21.99
€ 16.30
Paperback. This book provides an overview of current theory, research and practice in the field of language anxiety and brings together a range of perspectives on this psychological construct in a single volume. Chapters show that language anxiety can be viewed as a complex and dynamic construct and can be researched using different methods and frameworks. Editor(s): Gkonou, Christina; Dewaele, Jean-Marc (Birkbeck College, University of London). Series: Second Language Acquisition. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: CFC; CFDC; CJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783097708
- ISBN
- 9781783097708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.88
€ 38.99
€ 34.88
Paperback. This book offers new descriptions of the visual strand of meaning in picture book narratives as a way of furthering the project of 'multimodal' discourse analysis and of explaining the literacy demands and apprenticing techniques of children's earliest literature. Series: Functional Linguistics. Num Pages: 202 pages, 95 figures. BIC Classification: CFC; CFG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 236 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781791011
- ISBN
- 9781781791011
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.38
€ 49.38
Paperback. Educators and researchers in variety of locations increasingly encounter linguistically and socio-culturally diverse groups of students in their classrooms and lecture halls. This book examines everyday forms of talk and writing in relation to standardised forms and schooling expectations to suggest ways forward in educational discourse. Editor(s): Prinsloo, Mastin; Stroud, Christopher. Series: Palgrave Advances in Language and Linguistics. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFC; CJ; JNFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 13. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137309846
- ISBN
- 9781137309846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.48
€ 63.48
Hardcover. The status of "standard English" has featured in linguistic, educational and cultural debates over decades. This volume ranges from the 1830s to Conservative education policies in the 1990s and on to the implications of the National Curriculum for English language teaching in schools. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFA; CFB; CFC; CJA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333990353
- ISBN
- 9780333990353
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.12
€ 123.12
Paperback. Are books on the way to extinction or just adapting to our changing world? Series: CLC Kreisel Lecture Series. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: CFC; DSB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 133 x 5. Weight in Grams: 85.
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781772121247
- ISBN
- 9781772121247
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.61
€ 13.99
€ 11.61
Paperback. The first edition of this highly successful book received praise from many practioners in the field of language and learning difficulties. "Any practioner with an interest in the acquisition of literacy who takes the time to study Overcoming Dyslexia in some detail. Series: Dyslexia Series. Num Pages: 250 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: CFC; CJA; JNSG1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 175 x 16. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861562586
- ISBN
- 9781861562586
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.46
€ 56.46
Paperback. This book critically reviews essential approaches to literacy research and practice in the digital age while showing the relationships between these vital paradigms. This indispensable volume also introduces sensory literacies - a new approach with powerful potential for today's learning environments. Series: New Perspectives on Language and Education. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFC; JNFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783094615
- ISBN
- 9781783094615
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.74
€ 38.99
€ 34.74
Paperback. The Multiliteracies Classroom gives an accessible account of the challenges and rewards of engaging students in literacy learning through multimedia design. It paints a vivid picture of what multiliteracies can look like in a culturally diverse classroom. Series: New Perspectives on Language and Education. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: CFC; CFDM; JNFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847693181
- ISBN
- 9781847693181
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.37
€ 43.37
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Tarcher/Putnam,US
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Expanded
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781101982723
- ISBN
- 9781101982723
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.98
€ 20.99
€ 18.98
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780805828993
- ISBN
- 9780805828993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.71€ 47.93
€ 74.71
€ 47.93
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Critical Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911106500
- ISBN
- 9781911106500
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 29.63
€ 31.99
€ 29.63
Paperback. This book is a guide to current research and debate in the field of literacies practice and education. It provides both an historical and lifespan view of the field as well as an overview of research methodologies with first-hand examples from a range of researchers involved in literacy research. Series: Research and Practice in Applied Linguistics. Num Pages: 448 pages, 16 figures, 16 black & white tables. BIC Classification: CFC; CJA; JNU; YQC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 34. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230545403
- ISBN
- 9780230545403
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 133.65
€ 133.65
Paperback. Editor(s): Stone, C. Addison; Silliman, Elaine R.; Ehren, Barbara J.; Wallach, Geraldine P. Num Pages: 715 pages. BIC Classification: CFC; JNFD; JNS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 177 x 248 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1222.
- Publisher
- Guilford Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781462527489
- ISBN
- 9781462527489
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 81.32
€ 81.32
Paperback. Explores our brains' near-miraculous ability to arrange and re-arrange themselves in response to external circumstances. This title examines how this 'open architecture', the elasticity of our brains, helps and hinders humans in their attempts to learn to read, and to process the written language. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFC; CJCR; JFCX; JMR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848310308
- ISBN
- 9781848310308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.84
€ 7.84
Hardback. This book offers the first comparative study of the historical role of writing in three languages, including two in non-Roman scripts, over a period of two and a half millennia, which provides an opportunity for reassessment of the work on literacy in English that has accumulated over the past half century. Editor(s): Spooner, Brian; Hanaway, William L. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: CBX; CFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 984.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934536452
- ISBN
- 9781934536452
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.10
€ 138.10
Paperback. Arguing for a reappraisal of the phenomenon of literacy, and hence for a profound shift in educational practice, this volume plays close attention to the plethora of objects which children constantly produce: drawings, cuttings-out, "writings" and collages. Num Pages: 198 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour) facsimiles (chiefly colour). BIC Classification: CFC; CFDC; JNA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415138055
- ISBN
- 9780415138055
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.21
€ 57.21
Paperback. A study of literacy among Appalachian families who migrated to northern cities of America. They represent a significant proportion of the urban poor, and their often severe literacy problems provide a perspective of literacy and the relationship between print and culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, 4 line illustrations, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674645110
- ISBN
- 9780674645110
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.07
€ 38.99
€ 33.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: CFC; JNLB; JNT; JNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 268 x 206 x 23. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publisher
- Guilford Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781462520329
- ISBN
- 9781462520329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.03
€ 49.03