Em torno do conceito de alfabetização

Abstract

In this paper we address the problem of the concept of literacy. We will analyze the concept of literacy from a historical perspective, starting with its traditional meaning. We will talk about the transformations/"adaptations" that the concept has undergone over time and the implications that these changes have created not only in terms of its meaning, but also in terms of the perspective from which the concept of literacy has been "managed". The work is structured as follows: - the introduction with the objectives; - a section entitled "the concept of literacy" in which we will deal with the problem of literacy from the time of Plato to the more recent times of Freire; - under the next heading, "Discourse and literacy", we will look at the concept of literacy from other points of view: (a) according to Gee; (b) Blaug and (c) Hirsh; - next, we will address questions related to the concepts of functional literacy and critical literacy; before concluding, we will address the relationship between literacy and development and - some questions related to literacy in Mozambique. (TRADUÇAO NOSSA)