Building and Enhancing New Literacies Across the Curriculum introduces the concepts of new literacies in the 21st century as evolving social phenomena and shared cultural practices across learning areas. The 21st-century literacies include (a) globalization and multi-cultural literacy, (b) social literacy, (c) media literacy, (d) financial literacy, (e) cyber/digital literacy, (f) eco-literacy, (g) arts and creativity literacy, and (h) critical literacy. This book offers fresh insights on literacy teaching and learning in the contemporary age. It is also unique in its approach in examining new literacies through multiple theoretical lenses. Moreover, it highlights critical literacy to emphasize critical thinking and the importance of evaluating information and their sources in the production and processing of contemporary information and knowledge. It has a clearly defined instructional design that aids teachers in facilitating logical interactive classroom discourses and exchanges. It also engages learners in meaningful learning and reflective practices. Building and Enhancing New Literacies Across the Curriculum
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
ELEN JOY P. ALATA, MA ED.
She is an educator and the high school coordinator for English at St. Scholastica’s College-Manila. She has also been tapped as PEAC (Private Education Assistance Committee) trainer for teachers and curriculum evaluator for the Department of Education’s Curriculum for the Gifted. She took her undergraduate (Bachelor of Secondary Education major in Communication Arts-English) and graduate degrees (Curriculum Studies) from the University of the Philippines-Diliman, College of Education.
EIGEN JOHN T. IGNACIO, MA ED.
He is an educator and an assistant professor at Mindanao State University, lligan Campus. He has also been tapped as a curriculum evaluator for the Department of Education’s Curriculum for the Gifted.
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