Literacy in the digital age: Learning from computer games

English in Education

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 162-175

  Beavis, Catherine ^a   Apperley, Thomas ^b   Bradford, Clare ^b   O’Mara, Joanne ^b   Walsh, Christopher ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Computer games; Curriculum; Digital culture; English; Literacy; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955933401     PISSN: 04250494     EISSN: 17548845     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-8845.2009.01035.x     Document Type: Article

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