ERIC ED361598: Dimensions of Literacy in a Multicultural Society. Conference Proceedings (Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1992).

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Dimensions of Literacy in a Multicultural Society.
Conference Proceedings (Montreal, Quebec, Canada,
1992).
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*Adult Basic Education; *Adult Literacy; Adult
Reading Programs; Civil Liberties; Classroom
Techniques; Critical Reading; *Cultural Differences;
*Cultural Pluralism; Educational Needs; Foreign
Countries; Literacy Education; Mass Media;
*Multicultural Education; Native Speakers; Numeracy;
Program Development; Scientific Literacy; Special
Needs Students; Teaching Methods; Technological
Literacy
IDENTIFIERS
*Canada; Media Literacy; Workplace Literacy
ABSTRACT
The following papers from a conference on the
dimensions of literacy in a multicultural society are included in
this volume: "Literacy: Affirmation and Empowerment in
a
Multicultural Society" (Simms); "Literacy, Border Pedagogy, and
Multiculturalism in the Aftermath of the Los Angeles Uprising"
(Giroux); "Alphabetisme et Communautes Ethnoculturelles" (Wagner);
"Returning to Learning" (Sinn); "Assessment of the Language
Competence Required for Entry-Level Jobs" (Painchaud, Jerzak);
"Literacy Task Analysis" (Lewe); "First Step: Managing Cultural
Diversity in an Educational Setting" (Steyn); "Towards
a Critical
Multicultural Literacy Introduction" (Weil); "Journeys into
Difference" (Rovinescu); "Assessment and Remediation of Cognitive
Skills: Combining the Theories of Feuerstein and Freire" (Hirsch);
"'I Like Me; I'm Glad to Be!'" (Hugo); "Beyond the Dichotomy'of
Function and Voice in Adult Literacy" (Darville); "Literacy and
Schooling" (litiche); "Metis History and Culture" (Pasula); "Whole
Language for Native Students" (Zarry); "Native Content in the English
Curriculum" (Lemieux); "Native Literacy Today: The Tobique Approach"
(ieekis, Bernard); "Literacy Exchange: Creating a Learning
Environment" (Daigle, Spanier); "Artifacts and Alphabets:
Introduction to the 'Reading the Museum' Program" (Dubinsky);
"Literacy for Seniors" (Lothian); "Developing Health Promoting
Messages with and for Seniors with Literacy and Language Limitations"
(Fetch); "Literacy for Deaf-Blind Adults" (Fleming); "Introducing
a
Handbook for Instructions Working with Learners Being Treated for
Mental Disorders" (Davidson); "Towards the Development of Media
Maturity" (Belanger); "Images of Women in Music Television: Casu for
Media Literacy" (Cukier); "Readiag Media Science: Development of
Science Literacy" (McDonagh); "Conspiracy of Silence and the Report
of Aboriginal Justice Inquiry of Manitoba" (Sawchuk);
"Introduction
to Media Literacy" (Rothor, Baron); "Crossing
Borders: Building
Communities" (Thakur, Hamilton); "Functional Literacy
in the
Scientific and Technological Domain" (Silas);
"Scientific Literacy
for Women" (Davis, Singer); "Computers and the
Foreign Language
Literacy Learner" (Rrasnicki); "Computers and Literacy"
(Owers);
"Freedom behind Bars" (Herskowitz, Leger); "Presumed
to Understand:
Literacy and Criminal Justice" (McDougall-Gagnon-Gingras,
Gingras,
MacLatchie); "Integrating Numeracy into the Literacy
Curriculum"
(Ciancon.); "Literacy in a Multicultural Society:
A Nw Challenge for
Adult Education" (Fear et al.); and "After Illiteracy, Then
What"
(Fagan). A list of recommendations is included. (MN)
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DIMENSIONS OF LITERACY
IN A MIThaTICULTURAL SOCIETY
Proceedings from the 1992 Conference
edited by
Riva Heft
Adult Education Program
Olivia Rovinescu
Lacolle Centre for Educational Innovation
Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
1
THE PLENARIES
Literacy: Affirmation and Empowerment in a
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Multicultural Society
Dr Glenda Simms
Literacy, Border Pedagogy, and Multiculturalism
21
in the Aftermath of the Los Angeles Uprising
Henry A. Giroux
Alphabétisme et Communautés Ethnoculturelles:
Entre le public et le priv6 entre l'individuel
32
et le collectif
Serge Wagner
LITERACY IN THE WORKPLACE
48
Returning to Learning
Marian Sinn
An Assessment of the Language Competence
53
Reqiuired for Entry-Level Jobs
Giseie Painchaud and Monika Jerzak
57
Literacy Ta,A. Analysis
Glenda Lewe
First-Step: Managing Cultural Diversity
62
in an Educational Setting
Dini Steyn
G
CRITICAL LITERACY
Towards a Critical Multicultural Literacy
66
Inroduction
Danny Weil
Journeys into Difference: The Politics and
86
Pedagogy of Prejudice
Olivia Rovinescu
Assessment and Remediation of Cognitive
Skills: Combining the Theories of Feuerstein
106
and Freire
Judi Hirsch
"I Like Me; I'm Glad to be!"
117
J.L. Hugo, Ph.D.
Beyond the Dichotomy of Function and Voice
120
in Adult Literacy
Richard Darville
NATIVE AND MULTICULTURAL LITERACY
Literacy and Schooling: An Intercultural
130
Perspective
Nora Mitiche
142
Metis History and Culture: A Synopsis
Sharon Pasula
147
Whole Language for Native Students
Len Zarry
Native Content in the English Curriculum:
Facilitating Cultural Literacy in the
151
Classroom
Dr. A. Masser Lemieux
Native Literacy Today: The Tobique
156
Approach
Christina Meekis and Carol Bernard
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COMMUNITY AND HEALTH LITERACY
The Literacy Exchange: Creating a Learning
160
Environment
Marion Daigle and Harold Spanier
Artifacts and Alphabets: An Introduction
165
to the "Reading the Museum" Program
L. Dubinsky
173
Literacy for Seniors: A Neglected Group
Trudy Lothian
Developing Health Promoting Messages with
and for Seniors with Liteacy and Language
184
Limitations
Elsie Petch
192
Literacy for Deaf-Blind Adults
Karen Fleming
Introducing a Handbook for Instructions
Working with Leaners being Treated for
197
Mental Disorders
Howard S. Davidson, Ed.D.
MEDIA LITERACY
205
Towards the Development of Media Maturity
Pierre C. Belanger, Ph.D.
Images of Women in Music Television: The
213
Case for Media Literacy
Katharine Cukier
Reading Media Science: The Development
217
of Science Literacy
Patrick McDonagh
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The Conspiracy of Silence and the Report
of the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry of
Manitoba: Representations of Gender
and Race Across Several Media
227
Dr. Kim Sawchuk
Introduction to Media Literacy
231
Lee Rother and Maureen Baron
Crossing Borders: Building Communities
234
Shanti Thakur with Leith Hamilton
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACY
Functional Literacy in the Scientific and
Technological Domain
238
Mary Silas
Scientific Literacy for Women
247
Fran Davis and Arlene Singer
Computers and the Foreign Language Literacy
Learner
253
7ed Krasnicki
262
Computers and Literacy
Helfield H. Owers
HUMAN RIGHTS LITERACY
Freedom Behind Bars: Synopsis of
266
Presentation
Cecile Herskowitz and Sheila Leger
Presumed to Understand: Literacy and
Criminal Justice
272
S. McDougall-Gagnon-Gingras; F.P. Gingras;
and J.M. MacLatchie
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GENERAL
Integrating Numeracy into the Literacy
279
Curriculum
Tom Ciancone
Literacy in a Multicultural Society: A
283
New Challenge for Adult Education
M.J. Fear; M. Allard; L. Atkin; B. Elliot;
C. Lynch; and T. Montague
287
After Illiteracy, Then What
W.T. Fagan
293
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