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Local Literacies, Global Scales
Author(s) -
Stornaiuolo Amy,
LeBlanc Robert Jean
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of adolescent and adult literacy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.73
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1936-2706
pISSN - 1081-3004
DOI - 10.1002/jaal.348
Subject(s) - negotiation , literacy , sociology , mathematics education , inequality , pedagogy , psychology , social science , mathematics , mathematical analysis
While connecting students and teachers in new configurations using digital technologies offers great promise for literacy and learning, this column considers the complexities of negotiating local and global literacies in global collaborations. It introduces the theoretical concept of scaling to highlight the ways teachers actively and strategically work across differentially ordered social spaces, texts, and resources. The authors suggest that teaching in globalized contexts requires heightened sensitivity to people's challenges in negotiating inequalities in literacy practices across various spatial and temporal scales.