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Title: Literacy, Metaphor, and 'Words at Work': Maintaining Particular Constructions of Literacy.
Language: English
Authors: Castleton, Geraldine
Source: Literacy & Numeracy Studies. 1998 8(2):25-39.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 15
Publication Date: 1998
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Figurative Language, Foreign Countries, Literacy, Metaphors, Public Policy
Geographic Terms: Australia
ISSN: 1441-0559
Abstract: Discusses the role of figurative language, particularly metaphor, in the literature on literacy. Examines a specific site of knowledge about literacy, the relationship between literacy and work as constructed in an Australian government report, "Words at Work: Literacy Needs in the Workplace." Concludes with implications of this kind of activity for literacy policy and practice in a particular context. (Adjunct ERIC Clearinghouse for ESL Literacy Education) (Author/VWL)
Entry Date: 2001
Accession Number: EJ609907
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