lankshear article
The Lankshear article took at look at the shift in literacy the occurred during the 1970’s. I chose to focus this blog on the idea that started in the 80’s and 90’s in which literacies can me more or less powerful. First idea came from James Gee, he felt that powerful literacy came from “having control, or fluent mastery, or language uses within secondary discourses.” (13) To him in order to be literate one needed to be able to decipherer what form of communication is necessary. An example for this would be the way you talk and correspond to a friend would be different from how you communicate with a boss or how you conduct yourself in an interview. A second form of discourse is based on our social groups and social surroundings, ultimately individuals belong to one social Discourse. This whole concept was exciting to read about. Throughout both of the readings both authors stressed the importance that culture and society have on literacy. Gee’s theory expands on that idea and breaks it down into components that make sense. To me this theory explains the limitations that educators have in the fight for unified literacy.
In this article is a break down of the types of literacy as it refers to discourse. The small d in discourse refers to the actual spoken words. The big D discourse refers to how you say it , your body language, and the types of words you use.
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The Lankshear article took at look at the shift in literacy the occurred during the 1970’s. I chose to focus this blog on the idea that started in the 80’s and 90’s in which literacies can me more or less powerful. First idea came from James Gee, he felt that powerful literacy came from “having control, or fluent mastery, or language uses within secondary discourses.” (13) To him in order to be literate one needed to be able to decipherer what form of communication is necessary. An example for this would be the way you talk and correspond to a friend would be different from how you communicate with a boss or how you conduct yourself in an interview. A second form of discourse is based on our social groups and social surroundings, ultimately individuals belong to one social Discourse. This whole concept was exciting to read about. Throughout both of the readings both authors stressed the importance that culture and society have on literacy. Gee’s theory expands on that idea and breaks it down into components that make sense. To me this theory explains the limitations that educators have in the fight for unified literacy.
In this article is a break down of the types of literacy as it refers to discourse. The small d in discourse refers to the actual spoken words. The big D discourse refers to how you say it , your body language, and the types of words you use.
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