McKay, S. 1993

McKay, S. 1993

Reference
	McKay, Sandra Lee. 1993.Agendas for second language literacy.Cambridge Language Education Series. New York: Cambridge University Press. 318 pages.

Summary
	Is one of a series about people who hope to learn literacy in English. Examines complex issues and contexts that shape the teacher's work and its efficacy in the second language literacy classroom. Issues include
	national policy economics family, and the classroom itself.
	Leads teachers to think about ways of teaching, and negotiating between program policies and the possibilities for meeting students' agendas for their daily lives.
	Questions how much teachers know about policies (that determine students' future) and program funding (the extent to which it influences the content and material taught). Also questions students' home situations and their reasons for coming to class. Suggests a collective effort to learn the answers.

Context for this page:

Bibliography module: McKay, S. 1993
In overview module: Bibliography (Literacy): M
In modular book: Bibliography (Literacy), by Doris Gallemore, Trudi C. Hunt, Jeanne Swanson, and Stephen L. Walter
In document collection: Reference materials
In bookshelf: Literacy

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