Open AccessCircles of culture: Literacy as a pro- cess for social inclusion
Author(s) -
Mariana Souto Manning
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
colombian applied linguistics journal/colombian applied linguistics journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2248-7085
pISSN - 0123-4641
DOI - 10.14483/22487085.105
Subject(s) - functional illiteracy , inclusion (mineral) , critical literacy , literacy , perspective (graphical) , sociology , pedagogy , process (computing) , adult literacy , literacy education , social practice , social science , political science , computer science , law , history , artificial intelligence , operating system , performance art , art history
Historically, illiteracy has been a reality for Brazilians. This paper describes an adult literacy program currently in practice in Northeastern Brazil from a critical theory framework. The program described is based on Freireʼs circles of culture and its conception is that literacy is a process for social inclusion. Along with the description provided by the author, resulting from participant observation and review of literature, this paper includes the perspective of a student currently in the program. Further, from a critical standpoint, the author acknowledges many positive things already implemented and challenges for the future of this promising literacy program.