Penguin Random House South Africa

Categories: International Non-Fiction, Language & Reference, Non-Fiction, Adult
ISBN: 9781847928566
Published: June 2025
Imprint: Bodley Head
Page Extent: 208
Format: Hardback
RRP 505.00

Oracy

Neil Mercer

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'Brilliant and inspiring' Alastair Campbell 'Fantastic' Jeffrey Boakye
'Tremendous, necessary and enlightening' Michael Rosen
'Parents, politicians, teachers, students - you should all read this brilliant book' Anthony Seldon

Literacy. Numeracy. Oracy?

For generations our education system has been built on the twin pillars of literacy and numeracy. But what if a third - and equally vital - pillar has been ignored? Enter oracy: communicating effectively, articulating ideas and engaging with others through spoken language.

In this persuasive and powerful manifesto, Neil Mercer calls for oracy, as a subject and a set of skills, to have equal footing alongside literacy and numeracy. Oracy can and must be taught, so...

About the Author

Neil Mercer

Neil Mercer

Neil Mercer is Emeritus Professor of Education at the University of Cambridge, Director of Oracy Cambridge: the Hughes Hall Centre for Effective Spoken Communication, a Life Fellow at Hughes Hall and an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society. He has been a Visiting Fellow of the English Language Institute of Singapore, a judge of international speaking competitions for the English Speaking Union and was appointed as an Expert Advisor to the 2024 Independent Oracy Commission.

In 2019 he was given the Oevre Award by the European Association for Research into Learning and Instruction and in 2021 awarded the John Nisbet Fellowship by the British Educational Research Association for outstanding contributions to educational research.

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