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SUMMARY:Literacy Instruction and the Bilingual Learner  - Professor Cather
 ine Wallace\, Institute of Education\, University of London 
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CONTACT:Lucian Stephenson
DESCRIPTION:*Abstract*\nThis talk builds a case for the practical applicat
 ion of a sociolinguistic\, sociocultural and critical approach to literacy
  instruction in the teaching of bilingual learners.  Professor Wallace add
 resses the question: to what extent can we ensure that literacy instructio
 n responds to the needs and resources of bilingual learners? That is\, wha
 t account is taken of learners’ bilingualism and knowledge of a wider an
 d/or different set of cultural practices than those of their mainstream pe
 ers?\n\nIn her talk\, Professor Wallace presents a series of vignettes of 
 bilingual learners learning to read in different educational settings.  Ex
 trapolating from these\, she sets out four orientations to literacy instru
 ction: a skills orientation\, a sociolinguistic orientation\, a sociocultu
 ral orientation\, concluding with a critical literacy approach\, which\, i
 t is argued\, offers an essential resource for bilingual pupils in the twe
 nty first century.   \n\n*Bio*\nCatherine Wallace is Professor of Educatio
 n in the Department of Culture\, Communication and Media at the Institute 
 of Education\, University of London. Her areas of interest are literacy\, 
 in particular critical literacy\, multilingualism and classroom interactio
 n. She is the author of a number of books and articles on literacy\, inclu
 ding Critical Reading in Language Education and a forthcoming publication:
  Literacy and the Bilingual Learner: texts and practices in London schools
 .
LOCATION: Faculty of Education\, 184 Hills Road\, Cambridge\, CB2 8PQ\, Ro
 om GS5
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