City Literacies

Autorentext

Eve Gregory is Professor of Language and Culture in Education at Goldsmiths College, University of London and Ann Williams is Lecturer in Linguistics at The University of Reading.

Klappentext
"City Literacies" explores the lives and literacies of different generations of people living in two contrasting areas of London at the end of the 20th century: Spitalfields and the City. This contrast symbolizes the huge difference between poverty and wealth existing in Britain at this time.

Inhalt
Introduction: poverty and illiteracythe deficit myth PART I Living and learning east of the Aldgate pump 1 Places and peoples 2 Schooling the City PART II Childhood memories of literacy and learning 3 Literacy for survival 4 Literacy for equality 5 Literacy for choice PART III Looking ahead: young literacies, lives and learning 6 Living literacies in homes and communities 7 Learning the literacy of school