Return-Path: <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id i2UIbGm00451; Tue, 30 Mar 2004 13:37:16 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 13:37:16 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <p05100311bc8f6c90c89b@[128.148.147.35]> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Janet Isserlis <Janet_Isserlis@Brown.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:10143] Re: layers of meaning X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" Status: O Content-Length: 1584 Lines: 51 Andres and all I can't clarify Eugenio's post ; they're his words, not mine. One important thought I've taken from these posts is the notion of positionality, of who speaks for whom, when, why, in whose interests. Who am I to say what labels or names make sense for anyone but myself? Cultural competence, broadly, seems to address a whole spectrum of thought that the list may or may not wish to explore. The purpose of our communication here, I hope, is to help one another think more broadly, be better teachers and learners and not assume one thing or another. Or if we do make assumptions, we need to state them clearly, and be open to other ways of thinking about things. Issues like racism and xenophobia are very complex; some of the suggestions and readings offered are very useful tools for working through questions and thoughts about all of the above. Janet >Janet, et al: > >I didn't quite understand Eugenio's post. I got the part that we >needed to read beyond the words. However, I didn't understand what >exactly he was criticizing. Can you clarify. > >Andres > >In a message dated 3/30/2004 12:23:41 PM Eastern Standard Time, >Janet_Isserlis@Brown.edu writes: > >> >> more thanks, too, to Eugenio, and others for helping us see >> more >> clearer, think more carefully. >> >> Janet >> >> >Thank you Eugenio, especially for these words: >> >"Literacy is not a language only of letters; it >> >includes that which is seen, heard, felt, and >> >perceived." >> >-Colleen >> > >> >> >> >> > >go here: www.geocities.com/andresmuro/art.html
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