Sustaining Local Literacies (Multilingual Matters)

by David Barton (Editor)

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  Hardcover
  1994

  $29.43

  This volume is concerned with supporting adult literacy world-wide by focusing on the local context. General papers explore what is meant by local literacies and the significance of language issues. Case studies from South Africa, Malta, The Solomon Islands, India and Uganda provide local examples of how literacy is related to language choice and language planning, and the role of international agencies. Barton is the author of Literacy: An Introduction to the Ecology of Written Language , and co-editor of Worlds of Literacy and Writing in the Community .