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This chapter discusses the origins of the term “cultural literacy” as defined by E. D. Hirsch and explains how and why this book distances itself from those first approaches to the term. The chapter explains the approach to cultural literacy adopted in this book, and the origins of such an approach, which can be traced back to a redefinition of cultural literacy in 2007, by what is now known as the Cultural Literacy in Europe Group. The ideas of “literary practice”, experiential learning and reflection in the context of teaching cultural literacy are examined.
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García Ochoa, G., McDonald, S. (2020). What Is Cultural Literacy?. In: Cultural Literacy and Empathy in Education Practice. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-59904-1_1
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