ENG 553 - LITERACY STUDIES

Institution:
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Subject:
English
Description:
This course provides graduate students with an introduction to the field of Literacy Studies, including its scientific and theoretical foundations, historical and current perspectives on literacy practices, research methods and curricular implications. Literacy has culturally specific, social, economic and political implications for all people, and yet the general public's understanding of literacy is often marred by myths or overly simplified perspectives on the acquisition and uses of reading and writing, as well as less text-centric means of interpreting and composing. This course is aimed at deepening and complicating students' understanding of literacies, as they learn to investigate personal and communal assumptions, conduct primary and secondary research, and consider the consequences of the Literacy Studies for learning, teaching and critically navigating politics and culture. This course is especially useful for the intending to teach on the secondary and post-secondary levels, as rhetoric of a 'literacy crisis' has been a staple of education reforms in the United States since 1960s. The course is also appropriate for those with an interest in Composition & Rhetoric, Literature, Media Studies or Linguistics. This is an elective course for all English MA students.
Credits:
3.00
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Instructional Type:
Lecture
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Phone Number:
(610) 683-4000
Regional Accreditation:
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Calendar System:
Semester

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