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Talking about Literacy »

Authors: Jane Mace
ISBN-13: 9780415066556, ISBN-10: 0415066557
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Taylor & Francis, Inc.
Date Published: June 1992
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Jane Mace

Book Synopsis

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.

	Acknowledgements
	Introduction
	To the reader
	On writing books
	The shape of this book
Pt. I	Issues
1	Problems of Representation	3
	Liberating literacy	4
	The illiterate as someone else	7
	Authors and interviewees	10
	Describe or quantify?	14
	Authentic voices	16
2	The Truth for Now	23
	Truths for teachers, truths for students	24
	Truth or fiction?	28
	Truth and talk	31
	Truth and style	34
Pt. II	Principles
3	Listening to the Questions	43
	Questions: asked and unasked	45
	Literacy: how do we talk about it?	47
	Needs and interests	50
	Context and outreach	53
	Class and literacy: some themes	58
4	The Teacher-Researcher	64
	Researching the interest	64
	Context and menus	69
	Researching the answers	73
	Words and contradictions	76
5	Authors and Identity	83
	From private to public	84
	Rights and responsibilities	94
	Inspirations	96
6	Readers Equal Writers	102
	Reading aloud	104
	Applause and audience	107
	Trusting the reader	109
	Friend or censor?	113
7	Vocations and Vocationalism	119
	The workplace as community	120
	Maps and communities	125
	Status and literacy	127
	Communication and community	130
8	Conclusion	140
	Afterword	144
	Notes	147
	Bibliography	158
	Index	164