Page to Screen
Taking Literacy into the Electronic Era
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Word Count
60,000 words, Guess
Page Count
240 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL8647457M
- ISBN-139781864484359
- ISBN-101864484357
- OCLC Control Number38759632
- LibraryThing229315
Description
Hypertext, e-mail, word processing: electronic technologies have revolutionized textual practices. How does language on screen work differently from language on the page? What new literacy skills are needed and how do we teach them?Page to Screen collects some of the best contemporary thinkers in the field of technology and literacy. They analyze the potential of the new forms of text, the increased emphasis on visual communication, new forms of rhetoric, learning in the age of global communication networks and new approaches to storytelling.Page to Screen is compelling reading for anyone interested in Literacy Education, Language Studies, English, Library Studies, Multimedia and Communication Studies.International contributors include Gunther Kress, Cynthia Selfe, Gail E. Hawisher and Colin Lankshear.
First Sentence
Although computers can be found in great numbers in schools at every academic level, a good deal of controversy continues to accompany their entry into educational settings.
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