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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doaj-ecc916c90ed74801bdf8a63735266aad2020-11-24T20:41:29ZengUniversidade Estadual de LondrinaSignum: Estudos da Linguagem1516-30832237-48762014-06-01171102129NEW LITERACIES: CURRENT PERSPECTIVES ON TEACHING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGEAndréa Machado de Almeida Mattos0Faculdade de Letras da Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisThe 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.http://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/signum/article/view/17354/14771New literaciesTeaching English as a foreign languageTeacher education |
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Andréa Machado de Almeida Mattos NEW LITERACIES: CURRENT PERSPECTIVES ON TEACHING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE Signum: Estudos da Linguagem New literacies Teaching English as a foreign language Teacher education |
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NEW LITERACIES: CURRENT PERSPECTIVES ON TEACHING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE |
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NEW LITERACIES: CURRENT PERSPECTIVES ON TEACHING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE |
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NEW LITERACIES: CURRENT PERSPECTIVES ON TEACHING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE |
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NEW LITERACIES: CURRENT PERSPECTIVES ON TEACHING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE |
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NEW LITERACIES: CURRENT PERSPECTIVES ON TEACHING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE |
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new literacies: current perspectives on teaching english as a foreign language |
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Universidade Estadual de Londrina |
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Signum: Estudos da Linguagem |
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1516-3083 2237-4876 |
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2014-06-01 |
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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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New literacies Teaching English as a foreign language Teacher education |
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