Literacy

What 99.9% of wordurbandictionary.com/word is lacking.

by Anonymous May 28, 2003

Literacy

Having the ability and comprehension level enabling one to efficiently communicate with others within a specific profession.
However, a common misconception of this word defines it as having the ability to read with comprehension.

For example, a financial analyst does not have to be literate within the confines of working in the food industry, whereas a server or chef does not need the kind of literacy associated with working in the finance world.

by Anonymous January 14, 2004

literacy

Something which is actually lower in the US than many other countries.

Adult litweracy rates:

USA, Austrailia- over 95%

Cape Verde, Africa -71.6%

Bahrain- 85.2%

Uk, France, Netherlands,Georgia, Eire, Japan, Russia, Nauru, Canada - 99.9%

Azerbaijan- 97.3%

Maldives 93.2%

Sri Lanka - 90.2%

Afghanistan-31.5%

Uzbekistan - 97%

Turkmenistan, Trinidad and Tobago 98%

Barbados- 97.4%
Kyrgyzstan - 97%

South Korea- 98%

North Korea- 99%

Vietnam- 93.7%

Phillipines- 94.6%

Brunei- 89%

Cambodia- 38%

China- 82.2%

Tonga- 93%


That's a selection of countries and their adult literacy rates. Isn't it funny that the USA, who is best represented on this site has a lower literacy rate than the former USSR countries.


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by Gumba Gumba April 8, 2004

Literacy Specialist

a superficial job created in school's for teachers who can't hack it in the real classroom. Usually parents have complained about these individuals, so the administrator creates a position for the individual, where the person can't do too much damage.

Q= "What happend to Mrs. X ,that terrible teacher? "

A= "She's a literacy specialist now."

by gitararvey March 22, 2010

Literacy rage

The feeling of venomous bile rising from ones stomach when people can not master basic English.

"I was on Facebook and I saw Joanne's post. She keeps writing defiantly instead of definitely, it gives me literacy rage"

by nicestcuntyou'llevermeet March 7, 2017

Literacy Test

it's a test in ontario that grade 10 students are forced to take and pass, if you don't pass you are forced to take it again until you pass or are forced to take a class against your will that will "help" you pass. Because if you do not pass in the future years of high school, you will fail high school..... it's also a shit load of ass because they say it's really hard and a lot of people fail... but it's extremely easy...too easy...

Before: "Ah CRAP!! the literacy test is today!! it's going to be hard!!"

After: "That was the easiest test ever...i didnt even need to study...."

by Nightwalker0 April 2, 2009

Literacy in the Philosophy of Science

The capacity to engage with foundational questions about scientific knowledge: what distinguishes science from non‑science, how theories relate to evidence, what role values play, and how science progresses. A person literate in philosophy of science can critically assess demarcation claims, understand debates over realism, and recognize the philosophical assumptions embedded in research practices. It enables deeper reflection on science’s aims and limits.

Literacy in the Philosophy of Science Example: “Her literacy in philosophy of science let her see that the ‘scientific method’ taught in high school was a philosophical construct, not a timeless truth, and that other disciplines had equally valid methodological frameworks.”

by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal March 24, 2026