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A genre approach recognizes that individuals progressively learn different forms of writing (e.g. stories, letters, recipes, etc) over time; each form of writing reflects particular language convention and purposes; each form/ genre helps us achieve different social and learning practices; as a result, there is no “single” literacy but a progressive literacy; and each “text” involves three plans: field (the content of the message); mode (the form used to convey that message); and tenor (the way the message is conveyed to achieve an aim with an audience).

A genre approach recognizes that individuals progressively learn different forms of listening (e.g. stories, letters, recipes, etc) over time; each form of listening reflects particular language convention and purposes; each form/genre helps us achieve different social and learning practices; as a result, there is no “single” literacy but a progressive literacy; and each “text” involves three plans: field (the content of the message); mode (the form used to convey that message); and tenor (the way the message is conveyed to achieve an aim with an audience).

A genre approach recognizes that individuals progressively learn different forms of writing (e.g. stories, letters, recipes, etc) over time; each form of listening reflects particular language convention and purposes; each form/ genre helps us achieve different social and learning practices; as a result, there is no “single” literacy but a progressive literacy; and each “text” involves two plans: field (the content of the message); and mode (the form used to convey that message); 

A genre approach recognizes that individuals progressively learn different forms of writing (e.g. stories, letters, recipes, etc) over time; each form of listening reflects particular language convention and purposes; each form/ genre helps us achieve different social and learning practices; as a result, there is no “single” literacy but a progressive literacy; and each “text” involves two plans: field (the content of the message); and tenor (the way the message is conveyed to achieve an aim with an audience).

A genre approach recognizes that individuals progressively learn different forms of listening (e.g. stories, letters, recipes, etc) over time; each form of listening reflects particular language convention and purposes; each form/genre helps us achieve different social and learning practices; as a result, there is no “single” literacy but a progressive literacy; and each “text” involves two plans: mode (the form used to convey that message); and tenor (the way the message is conveyed to achieve an aim with an audience).