Current Research in Literacy

3 units

This course will focus on current research in the field of literacy and language. This course focuses on research and theories in literacy and related fields; their potential to impact instruction, society, and further research. Literacy and language research at all levels of education including early literacy; critical literacy; new literacies; transnational literacies and pedagogies will be included. We will read and discuss empirical research in the domains of literacy and society, the nature of literacy acquisition, and literacy and schooling. Seminal research and theories in literacy and related fields such as psychology, sociology, literary criticism, linguistics, and semiotics, that hvae shaped current literacy research and instruction will be integrated throughout the course. Students read, discuss, and critique current research and consider the implications for theory, literacy instruction, and further research. Enrollment limited to doctoral students in Education or permission of instructor.