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Is academic literacy a skill that we acquire by obediently following directions and cues from teachers and educators? Does reading canonized classics, such as Shakespeare's plays and sonnets, build our academic literacy? Have we mastered academic literacy if we possess an inherent ability to memorize facts that themes presented in lectures and texts? How will academic literacy transfer into our daily lives? Can academic literacy transcend the walls of the classroom?
E D Hirsch Jr., a U.S. educator and academic literary critic, states that cultural literacy is a critical piece of a student’s educational success. In his book entitled The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know Hirsch argues that if students do not internalize specific American cultural literacy pieces then they will be unable to navigate plot lines in novels, successfully master reading comprehension passages and make sound predictions when reading various texts.
Which is more important; cultural literacy or academic literacy?
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