Metaphors,discourse and identity in adult literacy policy |
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| Authors: | Nina Taylor |
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| Institution: | Essential Skills Support Unit, Suite 1, Faretec, Cams Hall Estate, Fareham, PO16 8UY, UK.e‐mail: ninatayloruk@yahoo.com |
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| Abstract: | This paper discusses the metaphors and discourses employed in the current Skills for Life Strategy in terms of the identity of potential adult literacy learners. It argues that metaphors and discourses are necessarily value laden and reflect the beliefs of those with authority to influence others. The current Strategy, it is argued, is based on a discourse of deficit, outcomes and employability that positions adult literacy learners as ‘depersonalised others’. |
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| Keywords: | metaphor discourse identity |
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