The document discusses the author's level of literacy and the type of literacy developed through different classroom practices. The author considers themselves to have an average level of literacy as they can understand English but encounter unknown words. Classroom practices focused more on memorization develop basic literacy skills through repetition of words rather than understanding and application, producing rudimentary thinking in students.
The document discusses the author's level of literacy and the type of literacy developed through different classroom practices. The author considers themselves to have an average level of literacy as they can understand English but encounter unknown words. Classroom practices focused more on memorization develop basic literacy skills through repetition of words rather than understanding and application, producing rudimentary thinking in students.
The document discusses the author's level of literacy and the type of literacy developed through different classroom practices. The author considers themselves to have an average level of literacy as they can understand English but encounter unknown words. Classroom practices focused more on memorization develop basic literacy skills through repetition of words rather than understanding and application, producing rudimentary thinking in students.
1. Given the traditional/conventional concept of literacy, how literate are you?
Answer: I would like to say I am average of being literate, I can understand English, I hit some words I don’t know, I can communicate with others. As long as I have a spirit of reading and writing I am an average literate person.
2. Although reading education in the Philippines aims to develop
Functional/Practical literacy in learners, what level of literacy is being developed when classroom practices focus more on memorization rather than on understanding and application? Answer: Basic literacy skills are the level of literacy being develop in a classroom that practices more on memorization rather on understanding and application because it produces a rudimentary thinking of the students. Memorization often involve in repetition of words and just by the basic literacy level involves the application on recognizing the words.
English For Specific Purposes Is Mainly Focused On The Linguistic Efficiency of The Learner. It Covers The Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening Skills