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Cross, Beth – Compare, 2003
Examines oral cultures in a world of literacy, assessment, and certification. Explores the oral youth culture of adolescent males in rural Jamaica. Utilizes an interactional sociolinguistical approach to document the young males sense-making strategies, which bypass scripted literacy as a means for learning and concentrates on oral and visual…
Descriptors: Adolescent Behavior, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Cultural Literacy
