NEW LITERACIES: CURRENT PERSPECTIVES ON TEACHING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
The new literacies studies encompass a notion of language as social practice (BRANDT; CLINTON, 2002) and the understanding that it is necessary to foster the development of critical thinking citizens/students (BRASIL, 2006), aiming at social change. This paper aims to introduce the theories of New L...
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| Language: | English |
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Universidade Estadual de Londrina
2014-06-01
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| Series: | Signum: Estudos da Linguagem |
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| Online Access: | http://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/signum/article/view/17354/14771 |
| Summary: | The new literacies studies encompass a notion of language as social practice (BRANDT; CLINTON, 2002) and the understanding that it is necessary to foster the development of critical thinking citizens/students (BRASIL, 2006), aiming at social change. This paper aims to introduce the theories of New Literacies (BAYNHAM; PRINSLOO, 2009; LANKSHEAR; KNOBEL, 2003; STREET, 1984) and its relevance to research in the field of teaching English as a foreign language and teacher education. It presents and discusses a group of recent theories that serve as the theoretical basis for a possible epistemological change in teaching English as a foreign language, especially in public schools. |
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| ISSN: | 1516-3083 2237-4876 |