A list of helpful definitions collected over the course of my TL education.
Critical literacy: the analysis and critique of the relationships among texts, language, power, social groups and social practices. It shows us ways of looking at written, visual, spoken, multimedia and performance texts to question and challenge the attitudes, values and beliefs that lie beneath the surface” (Tasmanian Department of Education, 2009).
Literacy: the integration of listening, speaking, reading, writing and critical thinking. It includes a cultural knowledge which enables a speaker, writer or reader to recognise and use language appropriate to different social situations. It is the making of meaning and its clear communication to others
Literacy Learning: learning to be literate. Learning how to decode/read literature, how to deconstruct it, and how to use the literacy skills developed.
Literary Learning: learning through literature – learning by actually reading literature, through a literature-based curriculum.
Transliteracy: the ability to read, write and interact across a range of platforms, tools and media from signing and orality through handwriting, print, TV, radio and film, to digital social networks