Electronic Literacies

Language, Culture, and Power in Online Education

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Educational Theory, Bilingual Education, Teaching
Cover of the book Electronic Literacies by Mark Warschauer, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Mark Warschauer ISBN: 9781135673482
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: November 1, 1998
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Mark Warschauer
ISBN: 9781135673482
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: November 1, 1998
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Electronic Literacies is an insightful study of the challenges and contradictions that arise as culturally and linguistically diverse learners engage in new language and literacy practices in online environments.

The role of the Internet in changing literacy and education has been a topic of much speculation, but very little concrete research. This book is one of the first attempts to document the role of the Internet and other new digital technologies in the development of language and literacy. Warschauer looks at how the nature of reading and writing is changing, and how those changes are being addressed in the classroom. His focus is on the experiences of culturally and linguistically diverse learners who are at special risk of being marginalized from the information society.

Based on a two-year ethnographic study of the uses of the Internet in four language and writing classrooms in the state of Hawai'i--a Hawaiian language class of Native Hawaiian students seeking to revitalize their language and culture; an ESL class of students from Pacific Island and Latin American countries; an ESL class of students from Asian countries; and an English composition class of working-class students from diverse ethnic backgrounds--the book includes data from interviews with students and teachers, classroom observations, and analysis of student texts. This rich ethnographic data is combined with theories from a broad range of disciplines to develop conclusions about the relationship of technology to language, literacy, education, and culture. Central to Warschauer's discussion and conclusions is how contradictions of language, culture, and class affect the impact of Internet-based education. While Hawai'i is a special place, the issues confronted here are similar in many ways to those that exist throughout the United States and many other countries: How to provide culturally and linguistically diverse students traditionally on the educational and technological margins with the literacies they need to fully participate in public, community, and economic life in the 21st century.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Electronic Literacies is an insightful study of the challenges and contradictions that arise as culturally and linguistically diverse learners engage in new language and literacy practices in online environments.

The role of the Internet in changing literacy and education has been a topic of much speculation, but very little concrete research. This book is one of the first attempts to document the role of the Internet and other new digital technologies in the development of language and literacy. Warschauer looks at how the nature of reading and writing is changing, and how those changes are being addressed in the classroom. His focus is on the experiences of culturally and linguistically diverse learners who are at special risk of being marginalized from the information society.

Based on a two-year ethnographic study of the uses of the Internet in four language and writing classrooms in the state of Hawai'i--a Hawaiian language class of Native Hawaiian students seeking to revitalize their language and culture; an ESL class of students from Pacific Island and Latin American countries; an ESL class of students from Asian countries; and an English composition class of working-class students from diverse ethnic backgrounds--the book includes data from interviews with students and teachers, classroom observations, and analysis of student texts. This rich ethnographic data is combined with theories from a broad range of disciplines to develop conclusions about the relationship of technology to language, literacy, education, and culture. Central to Warschauer's discussion and conclusions is how contradictions of language, culture, and class affect the impact of Internet-based education. While Hawai'i is a special place, the issues confronted here are similar in many ways to those that exist throughout the United States and many other countries: How to provide culturally and linguistically diverse students traditionally on the educational and technological margins with the literacies they need to fully participate in public, community, and economic life in the 21st century.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Naturalism by Mark Warschauer
Cover of the book Accounting Thought and Practice Reform by Mark Warschauer
Cover of the book Buddhism, the Internet, and Digital Media by Mark Warschauer
Cover of the book African Identities by Mark Warschauer
Cover of the book Gender and Family in East Asia by Mark Warschauer
Cover of the book Race and the Crisis of Humanism by Mark Warschauer
Cover of the book Constructing Modern Asian Citizenship by Mark Warschauer
Cover of the book Domestic Abuse and the Jewish Community by Mark Warschauer
Cover of the book Planning the Night-time City by Mark Warschauer
Cover of the book Inequality, Power and School Success by Mark Warschauer
Cover of the book The Routledge Guidebook to The New Testament by Mark Warschauer
Cover of the book Sidney: The Critical Heritage by Mark Warschauer
Cover of the book Cyber-Security and Threat Politics by Mark Warschauer
Cover of the book Communication, Race, and Family by Mark Warschauer
Cover of the book Asian American Literature and the Environment by Mark Warschauer
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy