When I looked at my timetable over the Christmas period, I was a little puzzled by all the titles of our new modules. They didn't make any sense!
On a Tuesday, we had 'Visual Literacy' it read on the timetable. Initially, I thought the timetable was wrong as I wasn't enrolled on any 'English' courses/modules. After looking further into the statement 'Visual Literacy', It became clear that It was simply a module all about the ability to read images.
I found this passage from a website explaining further what visual literacy is and how we use it:
“Literacy” usually means the ability to read and write, but it can also refer to the ability to “read” kinds of signs other than words — for example, images or gestures. The proliferation of images in our culture — in newspapers and magazines, in advertising, on television, and on the Web — makes visual literacy, the ability to “read” images, a vital skill. But what does it mean to read an image, and how can teachers help students develop the skills to do so thoughtfully?
Source: http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/675
On a Tuesday, we had 'Visual Literacy' it read on the timetable. Initially, I thought the timetable was wrong as I wasn't enrolled on any 'English' courses/modules. After looking further into the statement 'Visual Literacy', It became clear that It was simply a module all about the ability to read images.
I found this passage from a website explaining further what visual literacy is and how we use it:
“Literacy” usually means the ability to read and write, but it can also refer to the ability to “read” kinds of signs other than words — for example, images or gestures. The proliferation of images in our culture — in newspapers and magazines, in advertising, on television, and on the Web — makes visual literacy, the ability to “read” images, a vital skill. But what does it mean to read an image, and how can teachers help students develop the skills to do so thoughtfully?
Source: http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/675