1 Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. NEW PERSPECTIVES ON LANGUAGE AND EDUCATION ii
3. Contents vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. 1 Introduction 1
6. 2 Conceptual and Empirical Background 11
7. 3 Making Sense of Histories and Literate Legacies 27
8. 4 Literacy and Writing Discourses 51
9. 5 Writing as a Power Differential 82
10. 6 Written Texts as Organic Outgrowth of Complex Linguistic and Cultural Repertoires 105
11. 7 Social and Institutional Lived Experiences 132
12. 8 Mechanics and Practicalities 162
13. 9 Implications, Recommendations and Potential Further Directions 173
14. References 197
15. Index 214