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SF U/Met c ho sin

Summer 1988

Education 341-3?

Mary Alice Johnson

Course Description

The primary objective of this course is to make students aware of

the role of literacy in social, economic, and cultural development of

societies and individuals. Students will gain an understanding of the

consequences, costs, and values associated with or attributed to

literacy. The course will examine the history of literacy, the ways

in which literacy has been defined, and the various ways societies

have tried to increase literacy. We shall analyze the broader

consequences of literacy as well as examine and compare empirical

research and conceptual studies in literacy.

Text

Suzanne De Castell, et al.

Literacy, Society and Schooling: A Reader.

Xeroxed readings

Course Requirements

Independent reading and tutorial participation

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15%

Learning Log ?

30%

Major Project ?

25%

Oral Exam ?

15%

Short Essay ?

15%