Literacy
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More than the ability to read and write
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Ability to comprehend secondary discourse (Gee)
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Ability to interpret text
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Ability to understand complex ideas
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Multimodality
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technology in the digital age
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Graffiti
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Critical thinking
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Reading the world (Freire) using life experience
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NLS (new literacy studies) (Street) new conceptualization power on the screen rather than the book
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Connected to social context
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Illiteracy
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Inability to comprehend secondary discourse (Gee)
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distance from dominant discourse
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New social environment – communicative competence
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Lack of power, voice, rights
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Inability to communicate with verbal (written) resources
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Marginalizing people
Characteristics
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Power (cow video)
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Knowledgeable in/about specific contexts/areas
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Educated on secondary discourses (Gee)
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Able to negotiate and compromise ideas (Freire)