tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1024967068511888610.post3413501316874375841..comments2009-10-13T12:44:21.220-07:00Comments on Theories and Models of Literacy Fall 2009: Pattison's Consciousnesswynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03227168725947677549noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1024967068511888610.post-57183547048304789902009-09-26T22:34:43.983-07:002009-09-26T22:34:43.983-07:00Wynne, I read Robert Pattison's to mean awaren...Wynne, I read Robert Pattison's to mean awareness of language and of ways to use language artfully and rhetorically. For example, when a person uses language to communicate in order to persuade a listener, that person is aware that there are strategic moves that can be made to change another person's mind. That's language awareness and an ability to use language deliberately. But for Pattison, language consciousness is just a starting point for becoming literate: the next step is to become proficient in the particular form of literacy sanctioned by a culture. And to respond to one of your questions--I do not read Pattison to be referring to collective consciousness when he makes his point about language consciousness; however, that is an intriguing thought, and one I have not considered before now. --bgleasonBarbara Gleasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09077591545061558592noreply@blogger.com