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1. Literacy
Presented by:
Muhammad Shaim Majeed
BS English
RILL, Riphah International University, Lahore
Subject: Applied Linguistics
Teacher: Nauman Ahmad

2. What is ‘Literacy’?
▪ Common meaning: Ability to
▪ Write
▪ Read
▪ Expanded meaning: Ability to understand
▪ Numbers
▪ Images
▪ Language

3. Different means of literacy
▪ Write
▪ Read
▪ Images
▪ Braille
▪ Graphs
▪ Emoticons

4. Write

5. Read

6. Images

7. Graphs

8. Braille

9. Emoticons

10. Types of literacy
▪ Media Literacy
▪ Cultural Literacy
▪ Financial Literacy
▪ Scientific Literacy
▪ Information Literacy
▪ Digital Literacy

11. Why ‘literacy’ is important?
▪ Better communication
▪ Expands knowledge
▪ Understanding about the Society
▪ Economic development
▪ Promotes democracy and Peace