Ong's paper
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Ong's paper
Danni Bian Tue Mar 19, 2013 11:33 pm
For Ong's paper, I think author's overall argument is literacy is not a vague concept and it can be analyzed by different areas. Literacy is a positive and powerful skill which essential to people.
"The term 'illiterate' itself suggests that persons belonging to the class it designates are deviants, defined by something they lack, namely literacy. Moreover, in high-technology cultures--which, more and more, are setting the style for cultures across the world--since literacy is regarded as so unquestionably normative and normal, the deviancy of illiterates tends to be thought of as lack of a simple mechanical skill."
"The term 'illiterate' itself suggests that persons belonging to the class it designates are deviants, defined by something they lack, namely literacy. Moreover, in high-technology cultures--which, more and more, are setting the style for cultures across the world--since literacy is regarded as so unquestionably normative and normal, the deviancy of illiterates tends to be thought of as lack of a simple mechanical skill."
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