Multilingual Learners and Academic Literacies

Taylor & Francis

Multilingual Learners and Academic LiteraciesSociocultural Contexts of Literacy Development in Adolescents\nAuthor(s): Daniella Molle, Edynn Sato, Timothy Boals, Carol A. Hedgspeth\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138846487, 978-1138846487\nSynopsis\nShifting the discourse from a focus on academic language to the more dynamic but less researched construct of academic literacies, this volume addresses three key questions: \n\n What constitutes academic literacy? \n\n What does academic literacy development in adolescent multilingual students look like and how can this development be assessed? \n\n What classroom contexts foster the development of academic literacies in multilingual adolescents? \n\nThe contributing authors provide divergent definitions of academic literacies and use dissimilar theoretical and methodological approaches to study literacy development. Nevertheless, all chapters reflect a shared conc.