{"product_id":"improving-learning-in-college-9780415469128","title":"Improving Learning in College","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat''s the problem with literacy at college? How might everyday literacy be harnessed for educational ends?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on the first major study of literacy practices in colleges in the UK, this book explores the reading and writing associated with learning subjects across the college curriculum. It investigates literacy practices in which students engage outside of college, and teaching and learning strategies through which these can help support the curriculum. With insightful analyses of innovative practices, it considers ways of changing teaching practices to enable students to draw upon their full potential.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecent research work has challenged the myth of individual student deficit, arguing cogently that people have funds of knowledge' from diverse and vibrant cultural roots, and that these have been misguidedly disqualified by the education system. It has claimed that different ways with words' can provide valuable resources for learning. However, the empi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 1: What Are The Issues?\u003c\/strong\u003e 1. Literacies as a resource for learning in college \u003cstrong\u003ePart 2: What Does The Research Tell Us?\u003c\/strong\u003e 2. What students do with reading and writing in their everyday lives 3. Ways of understanding literacy practices 4. Literacies across the college curriculum 5. Comparisons across contexts: The textual mediation of learning on Childcare courses \u003cstrong\u003ePart 3: What Are The Implications?\u003c\/strong\u003e 6. Making a difference: The conception, implementation and analysis of changes in practice 7. Recontextualizing the research: Bilingual literacies for learning in Wales 8. Conceptualizing the interface between everyday and curriculum literacy practices 9. Implications for learning in college and beyond\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018152509783,"sku":"9780415469128","price":42.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780415469128.jpg?v=1750775810","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/improving-learning-in-college-9780415469128","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}