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Qn January 18th, 2002, the United Nations (2002) General Assembly passed resolution 56/116: United Nations Literacy Decade: Education for All. The foundation of this resolution was based upon the collective conviction that: literacy is crucial to the acquisition, hy every child youth and adult, of essential life skills that enahle them to address the challenges they can face in ltfl», and represents an essential step in hasic education, which is an indispensable means for eflective participation in the societies and economies of the twenty-first century.

Based upon this definition, literacy is not restricted merely to reading and writing. According to the United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO; 2003), literacy is concerned with how we communicate in society. It is about the social practices and relationship and the social practices and relationships, about knowledge, language and culture. It is …