Monthly Archives: September 2010

Royster’s article references the theory of literacy as a sociopolitical action.  Central to that action is the use of language as “an act or tool of communication” and that “communicator must have internalized sociolinguistic knowledge and be able o use … Continue reading →

In Goody’s article, pg 43, he states “As for personal awareness of this individualization, other factors doubtless contributed, but writing itself (especially in its simpler, more cursive forms) was of great importance. For writing, by objectifying words, and by making … Continue reading →

Hello, class! I hope your labor day weekends are going well. I chose to celebrate mine by synthesizing some of our inchoate definitions of literacy. Here goes! The understanding and comprehension assertion that we discussed in class comes up again … Continue reading →

Most especially inspired by the many complexities presented in the Goody and Watt article, I am wondering what the relationship is between literacy and truth.  This article purports that more literate societies are more individualized, more aware of history with … Continue reading →

In the Goody article the idea that a literate culture = a more individualistic culture is presented. Goody argues that a society based solely on oral tradition lacks the ability to achieve any sort of individualism. However, in an earlier … Continue reading →

Gee’s article, Literacy and the Literacy Myth poses different ideas about the social outcomes of being literate. Gee argues that traditionalists believe that “interpretation is a matter of what goes on in the mind” and that the “right interpretation is … Continue reading →

Here goes nothing: The Gee and Royster articles both make clear that literacy (as well as policies and perceptions related to literacy) is a social justice issue. Gee mentions that school systems tend to reinforce the established class system; would … Continue reading →

I think that Literacy is the learned ability to not only read and write the basic meaning of a word but to understand the overarching meaning of what is being communicated in context.

Literacy is the ability to understand and relay communication.

I believe that literacy is the ability to understand, comprehend and manipulate language.