Adolescents, curriculum, and literary competence

• Main Authors: Guadalupe López Bonilla (Author), Guadalupe Tinajero Villavicencio (Author), Carmen Pérez Fragoso (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, 2006-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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• Notes: 1607-4041
• Keywords: Bachillerato; cultura escrita; práctica de literacidad; competencia literaria; enseñanza de la literatura.; Education; L
• Source: Revista Electrónica de Investigación Educativa, Vol 8, Iss 2 (2006)

<span>In this paper we look at access to literary texts, and analyze literacy practices in a specific context and domain: high school literature classes. We start out from a sociocultural perspective for our study of literacy events and practices. In particular, we have begun our research supported by the work of Mary Hamilton and the </span><em>New Literacy Studies</em><span> to identify events and their components, in order to infer the practices that give meaning to the events observed. The study was conducted in a state high school (</span><span><span>COBACH</span></span><span>), and in a federal high school offering two different programs: the General Diploma (</span><span><span>GD</span></span><span>), similar to that of the </span><span><span>COBACH</span></span><span>, and the International Baccalaureate Diploma (</span><span><span>IB</span></span><span>). The results allow us to surmise what type of reader and level of literary competency is offered by each scholastic culture.</span><br />