Descriptor
Source
| Written Communication | 1 |
Author
| Markelis, Daiva | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
Education Level
| Adult Education | 1 |
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkMarkelis, Daiva – Written Communication, 2003
The emphasis on the individual in Western culture has blinded us to how social relationships affect literacy acquisition and, conversely, how literacy transforms these relationships. This article deals with the literacy practices, specifically, letter writing, of Lithuanian immigrants who arrived in the United States during the end of the 19th…
Descriptors: Letters (Correspondence), Collaborative Writing, Foreign Countries, Immigrants
