INTRODUCTION TO 21ST CENTURY LITERACIES

It is the state of being able to read and write.

• Literacy

• Technology

• Skills

The word literacy stems from the word “literate” which is derived from the Latin word __________.

• literatus

• literate

• litteratus

According to Miller (1973) there are three sub-categories of conventional concept of literacy, EXCEPT:

• Basic Literacy

• Functional Illiteracy

• Comprehension Literacy

• Functional Literacy

It is the ability to understand the meaning of what is being read.

• Basic Literacy

• Practical Literacy

• Literacy

• Comprehension Literacy

It does not appear to the UNESCO’s definition of literacy.

• Understanding

• Interpreting

• Reading

• Communicating

It exists in the Victorian Era wherein the kind, color and arrangement of a bouquet of flowers were used to communicate messages.

• Language of Flowers

• Flowery Language

• Flower Language

These are the three factors that have contributed to the to the rise of new literacy.

•   Increased Reach, Increased Means of Communication, Increased Breadth of Content

• Increased Means of Communication, Decreased Reach, Increased Breadth of Content

• Increased Reach, Increased Means of Communication, Increased Issues

It is one of the factors that leads to the rise of new literacy which is about communicating in more ways and at faster speed than ever before.

• Increased Reach

•      Increased Breadth of Content

• Increased Issues

• Increased Means of Communication

It explores the emerging need to locate, verify, and ultimately manage online information, especially in an age where information is power.

• a.      Globalization and Multicultural Literacy

• Media and Cyber/Digital Literacy

• Ecoliteracy, Artistic and Creative Literacy

It addresses the increasing need to discern the underlying messages behind the new “text” of the 21^st century.

•    Media and Cyber/Digital Literacy

• Globalization and Multicultural Literacy

•    Critical Literacy