The Designs of Academic Literacy
Subtitle: A Multiliteracies Examination of Academic Achievement
Publisher: Bergin & Garvey
Published: March 30, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 218
ISBN-13: 9780897898379
Subjects: Educational Psychology; Higher & further education; Information theory; Language Arts & Disciplines; Education / Teaching; Language; Higher; Education / General; Linguistics; Literacy; Academic achievement; Case studies; College students; Motivation in education
First sentence: Part I of the book is designed as an orientation process that repeats my own five years of exploration of the academic literacy game.
Description: Newman studies four unique individuals, and asks "What is academic literacy?" His models are individuals faced with learning or socioeconomic challenges, who learn rapidly prove they can learn what they consider important material across their lifespan but face difficulties succeeding in the traditional college environment. Newman seeks to find exactly what it takes, socially, intellectually, and emotionally, to succeed in college, the basic mechanics of success beyond the ability to learn.