Literacy and globalization : reading and writing in times of social and cultural change /
Papen, Uta.
London : Routledge,
2007.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [198]-210) and index.
Literacy in Namibia: local and global dimensions of reading and writing -- Introduction to the ethnographic context: Namibia 12 years after achieving independence -- Studying literacy in Namibia: multiple methods and multiple roles -- 'Everything is in English': literacies of work and public life in Katutura and Windhoek -- Banks, loans and invoices: bureaucratic literacy practices -- Shopping without money: literacies of consumerism -- Visit 'one of the most untamed and beautiful parts of wild Africa' : introduction to literacy and tourism in Namibia -- Signposts, flyers and brochures: promotional literacy practices -- 'Anmire Damara Cultural Village' : the discourses of eco- and ethno-tourism -- Face-to-face tours' experience with the Windhoek municipality: meeting literacies -- The consultant's report: a further example of meeting literacies -- Learning new literacies : a social literacies perspective -- Literacy, power and change: implications for the theory and practice of adult literacy.
Literacy
Literacy programs
Globalization.