Cultural Literacy: Whose Culture? Whose Literacy?.

Mullican, James S.

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ERIC Number: EJ435666

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1991

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Cultural Literacy: Whose Culture? Whose Literacy?

Mullican, James S.

English Education, v23 n4 p244-50 Dec 1991

Discusses the teaching of cultural literacy and the problems in deciding "what every American needs to know." Describes a teacher's personal feeling of cultural illiteracy when reading the poetry of a student. (PRA)

Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Background, English Instruction, Higher Education, Poetry, Popular Culture

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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