EDBENC 303

Building & Enhancing New

Literacies across THE
CURRICULUM
This course introduces the concepts of new literacies in the 21st century as evolving
social phenomena and shared cultural practices across learning areas. The
21st century literacies shall include (a) globalization and multi-cultural literacy, (b)
social literacy, (c) media literacy, (d) financial literacy, (e) cyber literacy /digital
literacy, (f) eco-literacy and (g) arts and creativity literacy. Field based-
interdisciplinary explorations (ex. observation in mathematics, Field Studies) and
other teaching strategies shall be used to develop PSTs’ teaching skills to promote
learners’ literacy, and critical and creative thinking skills. Pre-service teachers shall
develop skills in using appropriate teaching strategies and resources, including the
positive use of ICT, to address learning goals.
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 "The reason why we cannot attain true happiness is that we
are filled with false ones." (St. Augustine)

I teach because I love sharing my self to young minds.

Thus, teaching for me is a life we need to enjoy.
A full-time faculty member of the Basic Education
Department and a part-time educator of the College of Arts,
Sciences & Education. I am assigned as the Filipino/Mother
Tongue Area coordinator as well as the Student Affairs
Organization Adviser. I graduated from Colegio San Agustin-
Bacolod year 2015 and Master of Arts in Education major in
English at La Carlota City College.
Sir JOEY E. SUCLAN
Course Outcomes:
At the end of the course the pre-service teacher should be able to:
1. demonstrate content knowledge and its application within and/or across
curriculum teaching areas;
2. demonstrate knowledge of teaching strategies that promote literacy skills;
3. apply teaching strategies that develop learners’ critical and creative thinking and
/or other higher order thinking skills;
4. show skills in the selection, development and use of variety of teaching and
learning resources, including ICT, to address learning goals;
5. demonstrate skills in the positive use of ICT.
Literacy- derived from the Latin word litteratus which
means “(a person) marked with letters” – that is
distinguished or identified by letters”--- and it carried
with the idea that such a person was cultured and
educated.

-the state of being able to read and write.

2 things are noticed for reading
(and therefore literacy) based on this view
of literacy:

1. a text (symbols and grammars) to be read

2. a meaning or message being communicated by the text
for the reader to extract.
Schiechty (2001)- defined the concept of
functional illiteracy as the state of being able
to read but not well enough to manage daily
living and employment task that require
reading skills beyond a basic level.
Expanded Views of Literacy
In 2004, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization formally
defined literacy as “the ability to identify, understand, interpret, create,
communicate and compute associated with varying contexts”.
“Reading” does not appear in UNESCO’s definition of literacy. Literacy is more
similar to “knowing about something and what to do with it”.
Mkandawire (2018) – literacy is “a form of knowledge, competence and skills in a
particular field or area”, supported by UNESCO (2006), Barton and Mkandawire,
Simooya-Mudenda & Cheelo (2017, which acknowledged that.
This shift in the definition of literacy from “reading and writing” to “knowledge”.
When viewed from the perspective of literacy as knowledge, the new literacies
begin to make sense as they are the “skills and bodies of knowledge”.
Victorian Era – “Language of Flowers”, where the kind, color and arrangement
of a bouquet of flowers were used to communicate messages, for example:
oBouquet of oak leaves – representing strength
oPurple Roses – representing sorrow
White Lilies – representing resurrection
Pale Yellow Tulips & Rosemary – representing memory or remembrance
Expanded Views of Literacy
❑ In 2004, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
formally defined literacy as “the ability to identify, understand, interpret, create,
communicate and compute associated with varying contexts”.

❑ “Reading” does not appear in UNESCO’s definition of literacy. Literacy is more

similar to “knowing about something and what to do with it”.

❑ Mkandawire (2018) – literacy is “a form of knowledge, competence and skills in a

particular field or area”, supported by UNESCO (2006), Barton and Mkandawire,
Simooya-Mudenda & Cheelo (2017), which acknowledged that.
New Literacies

1. Increase Reach- communicating with different people from diverse

cultures never happened before.

2. Increased Means of Communication- communicating in more ways and

faster than ever before.

3. Increased Breadth of Content- communicating about more things than

ever before.
Globalization and Multicultural Literacy- discusses how our increasing ability to
communicate with almost anyone, anywhere, in real time it requires new skills and
attitudes in interacting with people with cultures, perspectives, worldviews, and
priorities different from our own.

Social and Financial Literacies -explores the needs for the ability to navigate our
ownsocial networks- of both the online and offline variety-to not communicate clearly.
Thechapter addresses the notorious problem of short-sightedness in Filipino culture
regarding personal finances and how this must be addressed at an increasingly earlier
age to help mitigate the ever-widening gap between the rich and the poor
Media and Cyber/Digital Literacies- explores the emerging need to locate, verify, and
ultimately manage online information, especially in an age where information power
and where having the right information and the ability to communicate it with others
and use it to address real-world problems easily spell the difference between both
personal and career success and failure.

Eco literacy and Artistic and Creative Literacy -explores the emerging demands for
knowing how to effectively and sustainable manage the natural resources that our
increased industrialization and demands for productivity are so rapidly eating up.
Critical Literacy addresses the increasing need to discern the underlying messages
behind the new texts f the 21st century, particularly in an ever-increasingly multicultural
society where ideas, cultures and ideologies vie with one another for power and
dominance in the mind of the masses.

Digital storytelling- one way a student can be trained in the new literacy wherein
students take part in the traditional process of storytelling but with digital enhancement.
3 Categories of 21st Century Skills

1. Learning Skills- teaches students about the mental process required to

adapt and improve upon modern work environment.
2. Literacy Skills- focuses on how students can discern facts, publishing
outlets and the technology behind them.
3. Life Skills- takes a look of intangible elements of a student’s everyday
life.These intangible focuses on both personal and professional
qualities.
12 21st Century Skills
1. Critical Thinking
2. Creativity
3. Collaboration
4. Communication
5. Information Literacy
6. Media Literacy
7. Technology Literacy
8. Flexibility
9. Leadership
10.Initiatives
11. Productivity
12.Social Skills
Digital Literacy
❑ According to the American Library Association, “Digital literacy is the ability to use
information and communication technologies to find, evaluate, create, and communicate
information, requiring both cognitive and technical skills.”
❑ ” In a world that is becoming more technology driven on a daily basis, this skill-set is
growing increasingly important. Digital literacy is already prioritized in several schools
across the nation.
❑ Internet enables endless educational possibilities, with constantly evolving information
streams
❑ Strong literacy skills are a key tool used when children discern and interpret information,
enabling them to utilize the internet to its full potential and making sure that the inevitable
‘digital footprint’ that children will leave, is one that is safe, appropriate, and reflective of their
true self.
❑ Through the integration of technology into the learning experience, students are able to
digest information through several different mediums, allowing a better opportunity for that
information to be retained.
Culturally Relevant Literacy

❑ Culturally relevant literacy is vital to ensuring that students receive the

quality education that they deserve. According to the official blog of the
National Council of Teachers of English, educators who prioritize
culturally relevant teaching have the following characteristics:
- “hold high academic expectations,
- demonstrate cultural competence, the understanding that their own
worldview and understandings may or may not align with those of their
students, and
- are socio-politically aware, that is, they have a willingness to
acknowledge and critique inequity.”
 Reference:

https://www.studocu.com/ph/document/surigao-state-
college-of-technology/education/chapter-1-introduction-
to-21st-century-literacies/8938014