The Powers of Literacy: A Genre Approach to Teaching Writing

Bill Cope and Mary Kalantzis

The genre approach to literacy teaching represents a fundamentally new educational paradigm. The Powers of Literacy introduces this original theory and practice for the teaching of literacy, with contributions from key theorists and practitioners in the genre literacy movement. The essays present this innovative and exciting new approach to teaching literacy in a clear, practical and accessible way, incorporating historical explanations. The result is a vital contribution to the on-going educational debate on literacy.

Book of the Pittsburgh Series in Composition, Literacy, and Culture (Paperback) series

  • ISBN: 0822961040
  • ISBN-13: 9780822961048
  • Editors : Bill Cope and Mary Kalantzis
  • Language : English
  • Format:  Paperback
  • Publication Date: 7/1/1993
  • Publisher Imprint: University of Pittsburgh Press
  • Price ($AUD): $48.95

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