Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Literacy

Catalog description

Focuses on the multi-dimensional nature of literacy: linguistic (systems of language and their interaction in written discourse); cognitive (psychological strategies and processes used to make meaning through written discourse); sociocultural (ways individuals use literacy to mediate their interactions with their society, culture, and discipline); developmental (the manner in which the linguistic, cognitive, and sociocultural aspects of literacy are learned); and educational (issues related to the teaching of literacy in school settings). Prerequisite(s): LING 300 / LING 300B or LING 305 .