
For details of the CAL licence for educational institutions contact: Copyright Agency Limited Level 15, 233 Castlereagh Street Sydney NSW 2000 Telephone: (02) 9394 7600 Facsimile: (02) 9394 7601 E-mail: Cambridge University Press has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of URLs for external or third-party internet websites referred to in this publication and does not guarantee that any content on such websites is, or will remain, accurate or appropriate.įor Delphine, Kosta, Mary, Pascale, Sophia, Vincent and children like themĬontents Acknowledgements Introduction: the work of learning and teaching literacies Old basics and new New literacies, new schools, new teachers How this book is organised Part A: The ‘why’ of literacies Chapter 1: Literacies on a human scale Three globalisations First languages Starting to write New media, new literacies Chapter 2: The purposes of literacies Why literacies? Literacies for work Literacies for citizenship Literacies for contemporary community life Part B: Approaches to literacies Chapter 3: Didactic literacy pedagogy On the paradigms of literacies The contents of literacy knowledge – formal rules, correct usage, reading for one meaning, and appreciating the literary canon The organisation of literacy curriculum – following the syllabus, the textbook and the teacher Learners doing literacy – copying, repetition, memorisation and applying rules The social relationships of literacy learning – authority in language knowledge Chapter 4: Authentic literacy pedagogy The contents of literacy knowledge – authentic meanings The organisation of literacy curriculum – process pedagogy and ISBN 978-9-5 Paperback Additional resources for this publication at Reproduction and communication for educational purposes The Australian Copyright Act 1968 (the Act) allows a maximum of one chapter or 10% of the pages of this work, whichever is the greater, to be reproduced and/or communicated by any educational institution for its educational purposes provided that the educational institution (or the body that administers it) has given a remuneration notice to Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) under the Act. 9781107402195 (pbk.) Includes bibliographical references and index. First published 2012 Cover design by Tanya DeSilva-McKay Typeset by Newgen Publishing and Data Services Printed in China by Everbest A catalogue record for this publication is available from the British Library National Library of Australia Cataloguing in Publication data Kalantzis, Mary, 1949– Literacies / Mary Kalantzis and Bill Cope. Subject to statutory exception and to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press. Bill Cope is a Research Professor in the Department of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership at the University of Illinois.ĬAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS Cambridge, New York, Melbourne, Madrid, Cape Town, Singapore, São Paulo, Delhi, Mexico City Cambridge University Press 477 Williamstown Road, Port Melbourne, VIC 3207, Australia Published in the United States of America by Cambridge University Press, New York Information on this title: © Mary Kalantzis and Bill Cope 2012 This publication is copyright. Additional resources are available at Mary Kalantzis is Dean of the College of Education and Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Illinois. With an emphasis on the ‘how-to’ practicalities of designing literacy learning experiences and assessing learner outcomes, this book is a contemporary and in-depth resource for literacy students.

It also explores the wide range of literacies and the diversity of socio-cultural settings in today’s workplace, public and community settings. The book demonstrates these processes with illustrations and real-world examples.

It maps a range of methods that teachers can use as they work with their students to develop their capacities to read, write and communicate. Literacies features the experiences of both teachers and students. This focus is designed to supplement, not replace, the enduringly important role of alphabetical literacy.


It focuses not only on reading and writing, but also on other modes of communication, including oral, visual, audio, gestural and spatial. Literacies provides a comprehensive introduction to literacy pedagogy within today’s new media environment. With the rise of new technologies and media, the way we make and transmit meaning is shifting significantly. Literacies Communication is rapidly changing.
