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Download full textHamilton-Wieler, Sharon – 1988
Decontextualization, referring to the abstraction of a written text from all of its contexts, is a flawed concept. Rather than viewing writing as an isolated abstraction, a text's involvement with the human world should be acknowledged. Two major questions arise when dealing with the concept of decontextualization: (1) Can written discourse be…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Critical Reading, Discourse Analysis, Literary Criticism
Myers, Jamie – 1988
Differing views on how meaning in a literacy event is formed have a large impact upon literacy instruction and language research. Teaching and research are often conducted without considering who is in charge of meanings. Yet the answer to this question establishes an interpretive frame that creates the questions, methods, and findings in language…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Higher Education, Language Research, Literacy
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Direct linkRowland, Michael L. – Adult Learning, 2006
Many adults search for spiritual guidance and direction and persist in seeking answers to life in today's fast-paced world. With burgeoning economic challenges, political corruption, war in Iraq, poverty, health care concerns, environmental concerns, rising fuel costs, violence, racism, and oppression, many adults seek solace and greater…
Descriptors: Literary Genres, Self Concept, Improvement, Christianity
