NEVER READING AND WRITING IN A TEXTUALLY MEDIATED WORLD Roz Ivanič, Literacy Research Centre, Lancaster University

Literacies for Learning in Further Education Project team includes David Barton Angela Brzeski James Carmichael Richard Edwards Zoe Fowler Joyce Gaechter Roz Ivanič Tracey Kennedy Greg Mannion Kate Miller Candice Satchwell June Smith Sarah Wilcock

Becoming a Further Education student

Literate identity as defined by tests

The Painting and Decorating NVQ Level One Course

Paul

Researching and analysing literacy practices

Never reading and writing

I think its the actual, the sitting down and having to concentrate all the time on the piece of paper and the words, that just look so plain on this piece of paper, do you know what I mean? I think its the very, just how plain things are when youre reading and writing. Never reading and writing

Vernacular literacies Social participation Organising life Private leisure Sense making Documenting life Personal communication (Barton and Hamilton p. 248 – 250)

Organising life 1.Shopping 2.Money management 3.Arranging holidays and other travel 4.Home ownership 5.Food 6.TV viewing 7. Using public transport 8.Health 9.Pregnancy and childcare 10.Junk mail 11.Moving house 12.Looking after animals 13.Employment 14.Keeping organised, appointments and other records 15.Car ownership and driving 16.Home improvements 17.Career development 18.Attending college 19.Identity and residency status

Private leisure 1.Dog breeding 2.Sport 3.Joining a gym 4.Listening to music 5.Playing an instrument 6.Reading magazines 7.Supporting a Football team 8.Watching TV 9.Reading newspapers 10.Reading comic books and childrens books 11.Reading factual books 12.Playing computer games 13.Cars 14.Going out with friends 15. Horoscopes 16.Going to the cinema 17.Collecting and watching films 18.Collecting 19.Reading books 20.Keeping the computer healthy 21.Searching the web out of interest (?) 22.Playing cards 23.Writing stuff 24.Keeping a diary 25.Going to dance school 26.Maintaining a lifestyle /identity 27.Doing puzzles e.g. Wordsearches) 28.BMX biking 29.Genealogy

The complexity of students everyday literacy practices Example: From social participation to private leisure: Researching a Family Tree Purposeful Situated in times, places and actions Participative and interactive Talk around texts Multiple technologies, modes and text-types Drawing on a wide range of micro literacy practices

Literacy practices, identities and literate subjectivities The discoursal construction of identity Agency The (re-) construction of literate subjectivities The role of research in awareness-raising

NEVER READING AND WRITING IN A TEXTUALLY MEDIATED WORLD Roz Ivanič, Literacy Research Centre, Lancaster University