When I am trying best to find out what literacy is, I almost forget the original form of literacy, which is text. Newspaper, novel, essay, books and some other possible text s forms are the most undoubted and accepted literacy forms. People read newspapers to know what is going on around. Authors write novels to describe situations exist in the current society to express their attitudes. Students study for textbooks in order to become more educated. Peoples’ ability to read and write enriches their life. Therefore, literacy as a tool of communication becomes essential.
However, there are still many kinds of languages that exist in the world, like English, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and so on. Every language has its own cultural background which describes those residences that live in that area. The communication among languages, which means a better understanding of different people with different nationalities, definitely encourages the development of human civilization.
This literacy is dominating in the human society. Words are basic elements of cultures. Literacy is a tool to express culture and also to understand a culture. Although literacy may become wider and deeper in definition, however, the foundation is around expressing and comprehending.
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