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ERIC Number: EJ188562
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1978
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Literacy and Orality in Our Times
Ong, Walter J.
ADE Bulletin, 58, 1-7, Sep 78
Points out the importance of orality in past centuries and in some contemporary cultures (including that of the black urban ghetto); discusses the problems in moving from oral expression to writing; and notes contrasts between primary orality, writing and printing, and secondary orality--the orality induced by radio and television. (GW)
Descriptors: Black Culture, College Curriculum, Cultural Differences, Educational History, English Instruction, Higher Education, Literacy, Mass Media, Oral Language, Speech Communication, Writing (Composition)
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Language: English
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