English as a medium for communicating. Another reason why we need to master English is today‚ many people are engaged into new technologies that requires new and different skills and that involves our literacy. Literacy demands nowadays‚ have changed along with the changes that happen in our world. Literacy is very important to a person because a literate person possesses a wide range of abilities and competencies compared to a person who is illiterate. Another reason why we need to master English is
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LITERACY IN PAKISTAN Pakistan’s Senate on Wednesday was informed that national literacy rate is 54 percent out of which 66.25 percent male and 41.75 percent female are literate. This was stated by Minister for Education‚ Mrs. Zubaida Jalal in her written reply to a query raised by Senator Sardar Latif Khosa in the Senate here. Giving the province-wise and gender-wise detail‚ the Minister informed that an estimated 60.8% population is literate in Punjab province. The literacy rate for male and
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In Roald Dahl’s Matilda literacy plays an important role in the story line. The effect of literacy in children is obvious through the characters and the influences from parents‚ school and teachers in Matilda. This story teaches children why literacy is so important in the child’s life. The characters in Matilda are an important demonstration why literacy is important in a child’s life. Matilda’s parents do not find literacy as an important factor in a child’s life they rather focus on television
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The National Literacy Mission Programme is an Indian programme which aims to make 80 million adults in the age group of 15 - 35 literate over an eighty year period. By "Literacy"‚ the NLM means not only learning how to read‚ write and count but also helping people become aware of why they are deprived and helping them move towards change. National Literacy Mission (NLM) was set up by the government of India on 5 May 1988 with an aim to eradicate illiteracy in the country by imparting functional
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Twitteracy: Tweeting as a New Literacy Practice Christine Greenhow and Benjamin Gleason College of Education‚ Michigan State University‚ East Lansing‚ Michigan‚ USA Abstract This article defines TwitterTM; outlines the features‚ affordances‚ and common uses; and conceptualizes “tweeting” as a literacy practice‚ comprising both traditional and new literacies‚ and impacting both informal and formal learning settings. Also provided is an overview of traditional and new literacies‚ and insights from a scan
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Language and Literacy in Social Practice Language and Literacy in Social Practice is one of a set of four readers which looks at literacy and language practices as they are moulded and shaped by the cultures of the societies they serve. Edited by Janet Maybin‚ the book is a collection of key articles by seminal writers in the field who investigate the role of language and literacy as part of social practice. Broken down into four sections‚ the book begins with articles by Malinowski‚ Dell
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Literacy Literacy is recommended to be taught for between 5 - 7.5 hours per week so makes up between 24 to 36% of the teaching week‚ however we have a heavy emphasis on Literacy and complete more than this during the week. It is split up into reading‚ writing‚ phonics and spelling. At my school Literacy is taught approx. 1 hour per day with an additional half an hour per day for guided reading. We ensure that our Literacy work is cross linked with the topic so that additional literacy can be completed
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Literacy rates of 15-24 years old‚ both sexes‚ percentage Year | Value | 1991 | 61.9 | 2001 | 76.4 | 2007 | 82.1 | Literacy rates of 15-24 years old‚ men‚ percentage Year | Value | 1991 | 73.5 | 2001 | 84.2 | 2007 | 86.7 | Literacy rates of 15-24 years old‚ women‚ percentage Year | Value | 1991 | 49.3 | 2001 | 67.7 | 2007 | 77.1 | Literacy Rate in India - To know development in a society‚ Literacy is another proper indicator of economic development. For purpose of census
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Literally Literacy Many people take literacy for granted while most across the world long to know how to read and write. I however love to read and write. I have had the luxury of learning these skills in my youth‚ as I have said above many people of the world are not as fortunate. While many children at a young age had people around them read stories‚ news articles‚ or even religious sermons I was taught how to read in a very adolescent stage. Through my life these skills have flourished into
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Development of literacy is something that takes place in the course of time. As such‚ there is no single universal formula that can cut across all people and explain how their literacy was cultured. Just like designing a beautiful car‚ it requires an input of several people and action of several factors‚ which may or may not be under our direct control. There are those who involved in the formative stages of its formulation‚ others in the design of the engine‚ others in designing the body‚ some are
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