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'Against the belief that literacy does not itself determine the uses to which it is put and is not itself shaped by the uses made of it, I argue that literacy is the uses to which it is put and the conceptions which shape and reflect its actual use' (L...
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'Against the belief that literacy does not itself determine the uses to which it is put and is not itself shaped by the uses made of it, I argue that literacy is the uses to which it is put and the conceptions which shape and reflect its actual use' (Lankshear 1987 p50). What are the misconceptions about literacy that he identifies to arrive at this conclusion? Discuss the implications of his argument for the way we think about literacy, about how children become literate and the uses of popular culture in educational contexts. Let us attempt to understand Lankshear's argument. My interpretation of Lankshear's position is that he supports the idea of literacy as being best understood as a concept which comes into affect by its application in day to day life. I further assess his statement as literacy being also considered as the formation of ideas which forms the...
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