LINGUIST List 13.1471

Thu May 23 2002

Books: Applied Ling:Silicon Literacies

Editor for this issue: Dina Kapetangianni <dinalinguistlist.org>

Directory

1. jleppig, Silicon Literacies by Ilana Snyder (ed.)

			
Title: Silicon Literacies
Subtitle: Communication, Innovation and Education in the Electronic Age
Series Title: Literacies
			
Publication Year: 2002
			
Publisher: Routledge 
 http://www.routledge.com/
 
Editor: Ilana Snyder 
				
Paperback: ISBN: 0415276683, Pages: 208, Price: 27.95
Comment: Series Editor: David Barton

			
Abstract:

Written by leading international scholars from a range of disciplines,
Silicon Literacies examine the implications of electronic text. From
role-playing in computer games to eBay to Internet degree programs,
this book reveals that being "computer-literate" entails an
understanding of how different modalities combine to create
meaning. The contributors of this book recognize that in the digital
age reading and writing are only a part of what it means to be
literate. This book facilitates an understanding of the ways in which
new technology influences, shapes and even transforms the concept of
literacy.

Lingfield(s): Applied Linguistics, Sociolinguistics
			 
Written In: English (Language Code: ENG)