Redefining Vernacular Literacies in the Age of Web 2.0

Analysis of Different Views and Conceptualizations of the Literacy Practices of Pupils, Families, and Teachers in Costa Rican Primary Education

“…This situation takes place, for instance, when buying items at a website on the Internet or sending WhatsApp messages. The widespread access to digital technology 130 from an early age has greatly changed the social practices of reading and writing in primary education (Barton & Lee, 2012).…”

“…Consequently, multiliteracies are developed mainly in individual reading 360 and writing activities, where the domains of home, communities of friends,and so on, promote multimodal literacy practices. At the opposite end are the monomodal literacy practices developed at the school domain under the social activities of reading and writing related to formal learning (Barton & Lee, 2012;Gee, 2004;Knobel & Lankshear, 2007;Maybin, 2006;Merchant, Gillen, Marsh, & Davies, 2013;Street & Street, 1991). 365 Consequently, there is little awareness of literacy events and practices in dimensions other than the social activities of reading and writing in school.…”

Literacy practices of primary education children in Andalusia (Spain): A family‐based perspective

“…These vernacular literacy practices are self-generated, asystematic and involve non-formal or informal learning. They are fundamentally based on multimodal and hybrid discourses (Pahl, 2007), whose flexibility permits the creation of new discourses born from the interaction with other domains (Moje et al, 2004;Pahl & Kelly, 2005) and related to online communication (Barton & Lee, 2012). However, the use of ICT by children presents numerous inequalities and risks, as illustrated in reports by Marsh et al (2005) and Wartella et al (2014).…”

Imaginary friends, stalking, and curating the Web: An ESL student's use of social media

“…These numbers clearly indicate that, for Grace, her mobile device is yet another means to the end of staying in touch with people around her. This is another illustration of Barton and Lee's (2012) principle: the evolution of the technology leads to the development of existing practices and the formation of new ones. In Grace's case, her mobile device allows her to communicate with others using voice, text, images, and social networking platforms.…”

“…This phenomenon, which can be observed on other social networks (e.g. Flickr or Instagram, albeit in slightly different forms), has been referred to as "folksonomy", or the creation of taxonomies by the people (Barton & Lee, 2012).…”