Mignonne Breier

List of John Benjamins publications in which Mignonne Breier is involved.

Title

The Social Uses of Literacy: Theory and Practice in Contemporary South Africa

Edited by Mastin Prinsloo and Mignonne Breier

This book details the findings of a research project investigating the social uses of literacy in a range of contexts in South Africa. This approach treats literacy not simply as a set of technical skills learnt in formal education, but as social practices embedded in specific contexts, discourses… read more

[Studies in Written Language and Literacy, 4] 1996. viii, 279 pp.

Articles

Breier, Mignonne 1996 11. Taking literacy for a ride — reading and writing in the taxi industry The Social Uses of Literacy: Theory and Practice in Contemporary South Africa, Prinsloo, Mastin and Mignonne Breier (eds.), pp. 213–234 | Chapter

Breier, Mignonne 1996 3. Literacy and communication in a Cape factory The Social Uses of Literacy: Theory and Practice in Contemporary South Africa, Prinsloo, Mastin and Mignonne Breier (eds.), pp. 65–84 | Chapter