Low Print Literacy and Its Representation in Research and Policy

This paper constitutes an edited transcript of two online panels, conducted with four scholars whose complementary expertise regarding print literacy and migration offers a thought-provoking and innovative window on the representation of print literacy in applied linguistic research and in migration...

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Published in:Language assessment quarterly 2021-10, Vol.18 (5), p.463-476
Main Authors: Deygers, Bart, Bigelow, Martha, Lo Bianco, Joseph, Nadarajan, Darshini, Tani, Massimiliano
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied Linguistics
Critical literacy
Human Capital
Language Planning
Language policy
Language Proficiency
Language Tests
Literacy
Migrant education
Migration
Policy analysis
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Summary:This paper constitutes an edited transcript of two online panels, conducted with four scholars whose complementary expertise regarding print literacy and migration offers a thought-provoking and innovative window on the representation of print literacy in applied linguistic research and in migration policy. The panel members are experts on language policy, literacy, proficiency and human capital research. Together, they address a range of interrelated matters: the constructs of language proficiency and literacy (with significant implication for assessment), the idea of literacy as human capital or as a human right, the urgent need for policy literacy among applied linguists, and the responsibility of applied linguistics in the literacy debate.
ISSN:1543-4303
1543-4311
DOI:10.1080/15434303.2021.1903471