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The Future of Literacy Studies pp 123–140Cite as

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Digital Literacy Studies: Progress and Prospects

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Information and communication technologies are transforming the way we read, write, interact, find and make use of information, and participate in public life (Coiro et al. 2008). The development and diffusion of these technologies thus present important challenges to the field of Literacy Studies.

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Warschauer, M. (2009). Digital Literacy Studies: Progress and Prospects. In: Baynham, M., Prinsloo, M. (eds) The Future of Literacy Studies. Palgrave Advances in Linguistics. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230245693_7

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