Multiliteracies: Lit Learning

<p><em>Multiliteracies</em> considers the future of literacy teaching in the context of the rapidly changing English language. Questions are raised about what constitutes appropriate literacy teaching in today's world: a world that is both a global village yet one which local diversity is increasingly important. </p><p>This is a coherent and accessible overview of the work of the New London Group with well-known international contributors bringing together their varying national experiences and differences of theoretical and political emphasis. The essays deal with issues such as: </p><ul> <li>the fundamental premises of literacy pedagogy</li> <li>the effects of technological change</li> <li>multilingualism and cultual diversity</li> <li>social futures and their implications on language teaching. </li> </ul><p>The book concludes with case studies of attempts to put the theories into practice and thereby provides a basis for dialogue with fellow educators around the world. </p>