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ERIC Number: EJ373343
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1988
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Book Lists, Cultural Literacy, and the Stagnation of Discourse.
Anson, Chris M.
English Journal, v77 n2 p14-18 Feb 1988
Criticizes the application in public schools of the new "cultural literacy," which is restrictive and can lead to intellectual stagnation. Suggests a wider, more active concept of cultural literacy, which involves building new knowledge, accommodating new perspectives, and reading beyond the narrow, traditionally defined notions of our "culture." (ARH)
Descriptors: Back to Basics, Discourse Communities, Educational Change, Intellectual Development, Literacy, Reading Skills, Teacher Role, Writing Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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