Definitions for cultural literacy
cul·tur·al lit·er·a·cy

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1. cultural literacynoun

   Knowledge of and ability to discuss the history of and major concepts underlying a culture, particularly one's own and those of one's peers.

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1. Cultural literacy

   Cultural literacy is a term coined by E. D. Hirsch, referring to the ability to understand and participate fluently in a given culture. Cultural literacy is an analogy to literacy proper (the ability to read and write letters). A literate reader knows the object-language's alphabet, grammar, and a sufficient set of vocabulary; a culturally literate person knows a given culture's signs and symbols, including its language, particular dialectic, stories, entertainment, idioms, idiosyncrasies, and so on. The culturally literate person is able to talk to and understand others of that culture with fluency, while the culturally illiterate person fails to understand culturally-conditioned allusions, references to past events, idiomatic expressions, jokes, names, places, etc.

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1. Cultural literacy

   Cultural literacy is familiarity with and ability to understand the idioms, allusions, and informal content that create and constitute a dominant culture. From being familiar with street signs to knowing historical references to understanding the most recent slang, literacy demands interaction with the culture and reflection of it. Knowledge of a canonical set of literature is not sufficient in and of itself when engaging with others in a society, as life is interwoven with art, expression, history, and experience. Cultural literacy requires familiarity with a broad range of general knowledge and implies the use of that knowledge in the creation of a communal language and collective knowledge.

How to pronounce cultural literacy?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Tessa

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How to say cultural literacy in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of cultural literacy in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of cultural literacy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of cultural literacy in a Sentence

1. E. D. Hirsch, Jr.:

   We have ignored cultural literacy in thinking about education ... We ignore the air we breathe until it is thin or foul. Cultural literacy is the oxygen of social intercourse.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Cultural_Literacy
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_Literacy
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=cultural literacy