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Literacy as a human problem
- Title
- Literacy as a human problem / edited by James C. Raymond.
- Publication
- University, Ala. : University of Alabama Press, ©1982.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book/Text | Use in library | LC149 .L498 1982 | Off-site |
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- Description
- x, 206 pages; 22 cm
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Conference papers and proceedings.
- Actes de congrès.
- Note
- Papers presented at the 6th Alabama Symposium on English and American Literature held at the University of Alabama in 1979.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Introduction: Literacy as a human problem / James C. Raymond -- pt. 1. Law linguistics, and the English language: Thomas H. Middleton: Don't grammar count? -- Vivian I. Davis: A human and legal problem -- John Simon: Why good English is good for you -- Elisabeth McPherson: Language: unites or divides: the students' right in retrospect -- pt. 2. Testing: art or illusion?: Thomas Newkirk: How competent are the writing competency tests? -- Richard Lloyd-Jones: Who am I unless I know you?: another view of competence -- pt. 3. Literacy, culture, and human consciousness: Edward P.J. Corbett: A literal view of literacy -- Frank J. D'Angelo: Luria on literacy: the cognitive consequences of reading and writing -- Walter J. Ong: Reading, technology, and human consciousness.
- ISBN
- 0817301100
- 9780817301101
- 0817301089
- 9780817301088
- LCCN
- 81019757
- OCLC
- ocm07998246
- 7998246
- SCSB-64594
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library