WHAT IS ILLITERACY?
In general terms, illiteracy is an inability to use language. It is an inability to read, write, listen and speak. Today, it is usually taken to mean being unable to read and write at a level adequate for written communication or at a level that will allow an individual to function at certain levels of society. In the simplest of terms, illiteracy is the opposite of literacy.
In general terms, illiteracy is an inability to use language. It is an inability to read, write, listen and speak. Today, it is usually taken to mean being unable to read and write at a level adequate for written communication or at a level that will allow an individual to function at certain levels of society. In the simplest of terms, illiteracy is the opposite of literacy.
WHY IS ILLITERACY A PROBLEM?
Illiteracy is a problem because it inhibits people from communicating efficiently with one another. When illiteracy is widespread throughout a society, people will have a hard time understanding other people's thoughts and conveyed messages. Also, many people with low literacy find it hard to do everyday things that others take for granted such as:
Illiteracy is a problem because it inhibits people from communicating efficiently with one another. When illiteracy is widespread throughout a society, people will have a hard time understanding other people's thoughts and conveyed messages. Also, many people with low literacy find it hard to do everyday things that others take for granted such as:
- Parents may not be able to help their children with homework, or to understand letters they receive from the school.
- People may have difficulty understanding the newspaper, so they don't find out about important community notices and other information.
- Drivers who get tickets may not be able to understand the instructions on the ticket. This could cause more legal problems for them.
- People who can't understand contracts and due dates may get into financial and legal difficulties.
- People who don't read well may avoid reading their mail, which could lead to problems like getting their electricity cut off or not attending at court when required.
- People, who don't understand instructions from the lawyer, counsellor, or probation officer, can't follow those instructions properly. As a result, their legal problems get worse instead of better.
WHO ARE AFFECTED IN ILLITERACY?
SOCIETY. Having low literacy skills affects many aspects of a person's life. It can also affect the lives of their spouse, children, neighbours, and co-workers. People who have poor literacy skills may have trouble organizing information, following a line of reasoning and keeping track of a set of instructions.
SOCIETY. Having low literacy skills affects many aspects of a person's life. It can also affect the lives of their spouse, children, neighbours, and co-workers. People who have poor literacy skills may have trouble organizing information, following a line of reasoning and keeping track of a set of instructions.
WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES OF ILLITERACY?
Illiteracy in the Philippines not only affects the individual, but it has major consequences on economy, social and political for Philippine society. First, illiteracy has a major effect on the development of the country. Illiterate people cannot be part of this development and progress. They do not have the basic education and the proper simple skills for them to get employed. Due to this lack of skills they are forced to work in jobs that do not require lots of skills even reading and writing. This may result in making them end up in poverty. In addition, because illiterate people lack education they can be a huge burden on the country.
Second, illiteracy has an effect on the people in the society. It mostly affects the life of illiterate parents, where they cannot get good jobs to support their families. So this will in turn affect their lifestyle and their needs. In addition, illiterate parents affect their children. If the parents were not properly educated, this can be passed to their next generation. In other words, children get many of their views and ideas from their parents, so if a parent does not feel that education is an important factor of success, these feelings will be carried over to their children. Illiterate people also affect people around them. It is hard for literate people to get involved with the illiterate. They will just slow their progress down and not benefit from them. That is to say, the more illiterate people there are in a country, the harder it will be for the country to develop.
Illiteracy in the Philippines not only affects the individual, but it has major consequences on economy, social and political for Philippine society. First, illiteracy has a major effect on the development of the country. Illiterate people cannot be part of this development and progress. They do not have the basic education and the proper simple skills for them to get employed. Due to this lack of skills they are forced to work in jobs that do not require lots of skills even reading and writing. This may result in making them end up in poverty. In addition, because illiterate people lack education they can be a huge burden on the country.
Second, illiteracy has an effect on the people in the society. It mostly affects the life of illiterate parents, where they cannot get good jobs to support their families. So this will in turn affect their lifestyle and their needs. In addition, illiterate parents affect their children. If the parents were not properly educated, this can be passed to their next generation. In other words, children get many of their views and ideas from their parents, so if a parent does not feel that education is an important factor of success, these feelings will be carried over to their children. Illiterate people also affect people around them. It is hard for literate people to get involved with the illiterate. They will just slow their progress down and not benefit from them. That is to say, the more illiterate people there are in a country, the harder it will be for the country to develop.