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| What are your views on Literacy? |
Hello De Wei! We would like to ask you some questions for your thoughts on the issue of Literacy. Are you okay with it?
Yes, I am okay. It's my pleasure to share my thoughts on this issue.
Let's begin then, first question.
How do you define literacy? Do you find literacy important?
Literacy is understanding how to read and write and being able to communicate information with others. I find literacy important too.Why do you think literacy is important?
Literacy is important because every individual has the right to be able of understanding and communicating information in any given situation. Literacy is also important as it allows you to communicate with others through letter writing, sending e-mails and many other sources. The literacy skill is essential especially in present days.
Being capable of sending a message across to another person can make a very big difference in decision making. With weak literacy skills, relaying the message may not be understood clearly by the receiving end and ideas could not be taken into consideration. Hence, I believe that literacy is very important.
Who do you think are affected in being illiterate?
The people themselves that are illiterate will be affected. For example, we all know there are sly people in this world to exploit the vulnerable illiterate to gain what they desire. An example could be a false contract that seem to guarantee benefits when in actual fact, the false contract robs away benefits from the illiterate signer.
Where do you think are people suffering from being illiterate?
Most people are illiterate in less developed countries where the education system has yet to be well established. Countries that face poverty also has extreme low literacy rates . This is so as many people that faces poverty could not afford to send their children to school to be educated and to learn how to be literate.
What do you think are their needs?
They need to be educated and be literate. Not being literate means not knowing a lot of things. This can cause harm to social interaction and cause the poverty cycle to continue. These families need money to provide their children the chance to be educated and literate, so that their children can be successful and live a happier life.
Thank you for sharing with us! It have been nice to know more about Literacy from your views.
Welcome!
Interview done on 20th November 2014, Thursday, 7:00:00pm