Literacy in American Society: Context & Practices Corequisite for Reading Proficiency

This course combines Literacy in American Society: Contexts & Practices (ACR 150) with Academic and Critical Reading. Literacy in American Society asks students to investigate the varieties of literacy behaviors in American society associocultural phenomena. Students will be exposed to the research of major scholars in the interdisciplinary field of literacy research (e.g., New Literacy Studies) as a means of considering the role literacy and literacy behavior plays, both historically and in a contemporary context, in a diverse American society. Students will analyze the various definitions of literacy and track the development of multiple literacies in American society, specifically studying the transmission of literacy as a cultural value, particularly in oppressed communities. The course will provide the students with the opportunity to analyze and reflect on their personal relationship with literacy and opportunities for upward mobility in a stratified United States. Students will receive an earned grade in ACR 150.5 that is equivalent to a grade earned in ACR 150. This is an accelerated course that combines credit-bearing and developmental content. Passing ACR 150.5 meets the reading proficiency milestone requirement; students who pass ACR 150.5 are exempt from further developmental reading courses. ACR 150.5 may not be taken by students who have passed ACR 150 or ACR 95 or are exempt from Reading.

Fall, Spring

FUS - Flexible Core - US Experience in its Diversity

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