18.

Social and Cultural Literacy

When explaining how studying this topic will assist you in developing a better
understanding of Society and Culture (i.e. how it will contribute to improving
your Social and Cultural Literacy), consider the following (extracted from the
syllabus):

Activity: True or False

1. Achieving social and cultural literacy is a developmental process that requires the
student to synthesise personal experience and public knowledge of both the micro and
macro worlds.
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2. The knowledge and skills are not demonstrated by the socially and culturally
literate person are represented in the diagram below and are directly related to the
knowledge and skills outcomes of the course.
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3. The remaining characteristics of the socially and culturally literate person does not
belong to the affective domain of values and attitudes.
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4.While values and attitudes objectives are not assessed in this syllabus, their
development is considered essential since they reflect the aim of the course and
underpin content in both the Preliminary and HSC courses.
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