Writing in the Community
1st Edition
Published on 18. April 1991
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-0-8039-3633-1 (ISBN)
Description
The social functions of writing - such as personal letters, letters to officials, minutes of meetings - are the focus of this volume, which relates writing practices in the community to those in the domains of education and employment. The editors, both linguists with strong links with other disciplines, provide an overview chapter which introduces key issues and proposes a framework for discussing different domains of literacy. Five case studies detailing the everyday uses of writing are presented and the writing of adults in different settings is also explored.
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Content
The Social Nature of Writing - David Barton
Because This is Who We Are - Andrea R Fishman
Writing in the Amish Community
Bilingual Written Language Use by Low-Education Latin American Newcomers - Cecil Klassen
Roles, Networks and Values in Everyday Writing - David Barton and Sarah Padmore
Self, Education and Writing in Nineteenth Century English Communities - Ursula Howard
Community Publishing as Self-Education - Gerry Gregory
The Schooling of Literacy - Joanna C Street and Brian V Street
Learning to Write as an Adult - Sue Gardener
Bringing Community Writing Practices into Education - Roz Ivanic and Wendy Moss
Because This is Who We Are - Andrea R Fishman
Writing in the Amish Community
Bilingual Written Language Use by Low-Education Latin American Newcomers - Cecil Klassen
Roles, Networks and Values in Everyday Writing - David Barton and Sarah Padmore
Self, Education and Writing in Nineteenth Century English Communities - Ursula Howard
Community Publishing as Self-Education - Gerry Gregory
The Schooling of Literacy - Joanna C Street and Brian V Street
Learning to Write as an Adult - Sue Gardener
Bringing Community Writing Practices into Education - Roz Ivanic and Wendy Moss