Cultural Literacy and Its Links to Awareness, Sensitivity, Competence, and Humility

 

By Lilian H. Hill

For several weeks now, we have been talking about different forms of literacy, beginning with basic literacy, “the ability to comprehend and create a variety of written texts, encompassing a knowledge of grammar, vocabulary, and discourse features alongside reading and writing skills” (Pegrum et al., 2014, p. 8). In this episode of Information Literacy, Dr. Lilian Hill discusses cultural literacy and its links to awareness, sensitivity, competence, and humility. Listen to the episode and join the online forum.

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References

ABC Life Literacy Canada (2023).  Cultural Literacy. Retrieved from https://abclifeliteracy.ca/cultural-literacy/ 

American Psychological Association (2021, April 8). Equity, diversity, and inclusion framework. Retrieved from https://www.apa.org/about/apa/equity-diversity-inclusion/framework

APA Dictionary of Psychology (2023). Cultural sensitivity. Retrieved from APA Dictionary of Psychology

Miller, R. (2018, May 25). Cultural humility vs. cultural competence. Retrieved from https://inclusion.uoregon.edu/what-cultural-humility-basics

National Committee for Quality Assurance (2016). A practical guide to implementing the national clas standards: For racial, ethnic and linguistic minorities, people with disabilities and sexual and gender minorities. Retrieved https://www.cms.gov/About-CMS/Agency-Information/OMH/Downloads/CLAS-Toolkit-12-7-16.pdf

Pegrum, M., Hockley, N., & Dudeny, G. (2014). Digital literacies. Routledge.