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ERIC Number: EJ609907
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1441-0559
Literacy, Metaphor, and "Words at Work": Maintaining Particular Constructions of Literacy.
Castleton, Geraldine
Literacy & Numeracy Studies, v8 n2 p25-39 1998
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)
Descriptors: Figurative Language, Foreign Countries, Literacy, Metaphors, Public Policy
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Australia