Expanding Literacies: English Teaching and the New Workplace - Couverture souple

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ISBN 10 : 0791436764 ISBN 13 : 9780791436769

Editeur : State University of New York Press, 1998

Synopsis

Expanding Literacies presents eighteen fresh essays that explore how English teaching at both secondary and post-secondary levels can be made more work-relevant. The book shows teachers, administrators, and workplace trainers how to put aside disabling dichotomies of school versus work in favor of preparing students with new skills for new workplaces. Within a theoretical context that encourages development of situated uses of language, the volume identifies ways to reshape traditional English classes so that students are prepared to be successful in work environments that demand teamwork, problem solving, and complex communication skills. Some chapters examine the escalating literacy demands of specific workplaces: manufacturing, health care, chemical and nuclear industries, and high-tech settings. Other chapters examine what we currently do in schools and describe new models and theoretical approaches to better equip students for a changing workplace. The book has a wealth of practical ideas for structuring classrooms, making assignments, and choosing materials that will help students make the transition from school to work.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Jerald Wallulis is Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of South Carolina. He is coeditor of Changing Social Science: Critical Theory and Other Critical Perspectives, also published by SUNY Press, and author of The Hermeneutics of Life History: Personal Achievement and History in Gadamer, Habermas, and Erikson.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: State University of New York Press
• Date d'édition: 1998
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0791436764
• ISBN 13: 9780791436769
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 406
• Éditeur: Garay Mary Sue
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• Personne responsable: non disponible