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Two Visions of Literacy
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Buchanan, D. W. – English Quarterly, 1977
Discusses literacy as a functional skill and literacy as a characteristic of "civilization." (AA)
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, English Instruction, Literacy, Reading Instruction
Literacy Assessment and Evaluation: An Anthropological Approach.
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Chapman, Marilyn – English Quarterly, 1993
Suggests that cultural anthropology can provide promising insights for educators. Provides numerous examples. Presents an anthropological model for the assessment and evaluation of literacy in students. Discusses how this model might apply to primary and middle school students. (HB)
Descriptors: Anthropology, Elementary Secondary Education, English Curriculum, English Instruction
Student Writing: It Is Dissolving into the New Illiteracy
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Cook, David R. S. – English Quarterly, 1975
Argues that educational standards in Saskatchewan, Canada high schools must be raised in the areas of reading and writing. (RB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, English Instruction, Literacy
Assessment and Teacher Perceptions of ESL Student Achievement.
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Klesmer, Harold – English Quarterly, 1994
Presents data from a study of 12-year-old English-as-a-Second-Language students in metropolitan Toronto and their significantly unsatisfactory educational development in language and literacy skills. Discusses implications of these findings, particularly with regard to educational change to help marginalized student groups. Finds that ESL students…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, English (Second Language), English Instruction, Language Research