TY  - BOOK
AU  - Verhoeven,Ludo Th
TI  - Functional literacy: theoretical issues and educational implications 
T2  - Studies in written language and literacy,
SN  - 9027217912 (Eur. : hb : alk. paper)
U1  - 302.2244 20
PY  - 1994///]
CY  - Amsterdam
PB  - Philadelphia, John Benjamins Pub. Co.
KW  - Functional literacy
KW  - Philosophy
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Language and languages
KW  - Study and teaching
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; FUNCTIONAL LITERACY: THEORETICAL ISSUES AND EDUCATIONAL IMPLICATIONS; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Modeling and promoting functional literacy; Part1: The construct of functional literacy; Literacy, myths and legacies: lessons from the history of literacy; The construct of oral and written language; Text processing and its relevance for literacy; Cross-cultural perspectives on literacy; Functional literacy in a changing world; Part 2: Literacy and development; Literacy and the making of the Western mind
N2  - The purpose of the volume is to open up new perspectives in the study of literacy by bringing together current research findings from linguistics, psychology, sociology and anthropology. The book divides into five parts. The first part deals with theoretical questions related to the definition and the modeling of the construct of functional literacy. The second part goes into the notion of literacy development. Both societal and individual aspects of literacy development are taken into account. In the next two parts the actual achievement of literacy in various regions of the world is dealt wi
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