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What do you understand by the words "oracy" and "literacy"?



 
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What do you understand by the words "oracy" and "literacy"? #1 (permalink) Sun Jun 22, 2008 0:34 am   What do you understand by the words "oracy" and "literacy"?		  
What do you understand by the words "oracy" and "literacy"?
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What do you understand by the words "oracy" and "literacy"? #2 (permalink) Sun Jun 22, 2008 22:54 pm   What do you understand by the words "oracy" and "literacy"?		  
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What do you understand by the words "oracy" and "literacy"? #3 (permalink) Tue Jun 24, 2008 1:49 am   What do you understand by the words "oracy" and "literacy"?		  
"Literacy" means the ability to read and write, and "oracy" means the ability to swim with orcas.
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What do you understand by the words "oracy" and "literacy"? #4 (permalink) Tue Jun 24, 2008 9:14 am   What do you understand by the words "oracy" and "literacy"?		  
Jamie (K) wrote:
"Literacy" means the ability to read and write, and "oracy" means the ability to swim with orcas.

I see. And which skill is considered most important by state/public schools?
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What do you understand by the words "oracy" and "literacy"? #5 (permalink) Tue Jun 24, 2008 9:33 am   What do you understand by the words "oracy" and "literacy"?		  
Jamie (K) wrote:
"Literacy" means the ability to read and write, and "oracy" means the ability to swim with orcas.
Good one, Jamie. Mr. Green
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What do you understand by the words "oracy" and "literacy"? #6 (permalink) Tue Jun 24, 2008 9:41 am   What do you understand by the words "oracy" and "literacy"?		  
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Good one, Jamie. Mr. Green

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What do you understand by the words "oracy" and "literacy" #7 (permalink) Tue Jun 24, 2008 11:57 am   What do you understand by the words "oracy" and "literacy"		  
Molly wrote:
Jamie (K) wrote:
"Literacy" means the ability to read and write, and "oracy" means the ability to swim with orcas.

I see. And which skill is considered most important by state/public schools?

Nowadays the ability to swim with orcas is valued more than literacy. You can be as dumb as you want, as long as you "save the whales".
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What do you understand by the words "oracy" and "literacy" #8 (permalink) Tue Jun 24, 2008 12:38 pm   What do you understand by the words "oracy" and "literacy"		  
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