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St.
Petersburg
International
Cultural
Forum
Dec.
2016
Prof. Dr. Christine Garbe
THE PRESENTER: DR. CHRISTINE GARBE
Professor of German Literature and Literature
Education, University of Cologne
Focus: Reading and Media Socialization of
Young People
Coordinator of European Literacy Projects like:
2006 – 2009: ADORE – Teaching Adolescent
Struggling Readers. A Comparative Study of
Good Practice in 11 European Countries
2011 – 2012: BACULIT – Basic Curriculum for
Teachers´ Professional Development in Content
Area Literacy (7 EU countries)
2014 – 2016: ELINET – European Literacy Policy
Network, 78 partners from 28 countries
Member of the Literacy Research Panel of the
International Literacy Association, USA
Initiator of “Boys & Books” – an internet
platform for reading promotion of boys
(www.boysandbooks.de )
CONTENTS
Introduction: The Importance of Reading
Culture of Reading and Ecology of Consciousness
in Europe
European Literacy Policy Network (ELINET)
European Declaration of the Right to Literacy
Why reading books…?
„Because we want to live more than one life!“
Books ≠ films, videogames
THE IMPORTANCE OF READING:
“BOOKS GIVE US WINGS“
• Creating our own personal
version of the written story
• Actively co-constructing the
story in closing its “gaps” by
our imagination
• Using personal feelings,
ideas, images, experiences
• Watching a performance = a
representation created by
someone else
• Seeing the story and its
protagonists from “outside”, i.e.
through somebody else’s eyes
• Receiving messages, pictures etc.
without participating in their
production
THE IMPORTANCE OF READING:
“BOOKS GIVE US WINGS”
Wolfgang Iser
A text is a virtual product that comes into being by the
interaction of the written word and the reader’s fantasy.
Astrid Lindgren
Take ten people, living today, whom you estimate and of whom
you think that they really have done something important for
mankind, go back to their childhood, and I am convinced that you
will find ten little bookworms. Because all, that is created, must
first take shape in the imagination of an individual. How else
should it come into being?
WHY DO WE NEED TO SUSTAIN A VITAL READING
CULTURE AS ECOLOGY OF OUR CONSCIOUSNESS
„The future of books and literature will
depend on the use which future generations
of media kids will make of them.“
(Eggert & Garbe, Literarische Sozialisation, 1995)
Many agents are required to ensure the future development of a
reading culture in offering a literate environment to the next
generations:
• Authors
• Publishers
• Families, communities
• Schools, universities
• Libraries
• Policy Makers, the society as a whole
…
KEY TO READING AND BOOK CULTURE,
HOWEVER: LITERACY FOR ALL!
“Literacy is fundamental for human develop-
ment. It enables people to live full and meaningful
lives, and to contribute towards the enrichment
of the communities in which we live.
By literacy we mean the ability to read and write
at a level whereby individuals can effectively
understand and use written communication in all
media (print or electronic), including digital
literacy. “ (ELINET)
THE EUROPEAN LITERACY CHALLENGE
In Europe one in five 15-year-olds and nearly 55 million
adults lack basic literacy skills. Not only does this make it
difficult for them to find a job, it also increases their risk of
poverty and social exclusion, limiting opportunities for
cultural and civil participation, lifelong learning and personal
growth.
2011 – 2012 The European Commission appointed the “European High
Level Group of Experts on Literacy” to develop an Action Plan:
Creating a more literate environment
Improving the quality of teaching
Increasing participation, inclusion and equity
THE EUROPEAN LITERACY POLICY
NETWORK (ELINET)
Key Facts about ELINET:
established in February 2014
78 partner organisations from 28 European
countries
8 teams of experts
engaged in literacy policy-making and
reading promotion in Europe
Involved: Education ministries and national
agencies, literacy networks and national
associations, international organisations,
foundations and NGOs, universities, research
centres and teacher training institutions, volunteer
organisations
► One common European Literacy Communication Platform
(www.eli-net.eu)
► National Literacy Reports for 30 European countries covering literacy
performance and good practices across all age-groups and literacy policy
areas
► One European Framework of Good Practice in Literacy Policies
(EFGP) covering all age groups and policy areas
► A selection of 110 Best Practice Examples for literacy promotion and
education from all over Europe based on the EFGP
► Fundraising tools, awareness raising tools, and indicators of
success
WHAT ELINET ACHIEVED DURING THE
FUNDING PERIOD:
ELINET WEBSITE
WWW.ELI-NET.EU
EUROPEAN DECLARATION OF THE RIGHT TO
LITERACY
Everyone in Europe has the right to acquire
literacy.
The Declaration of European Citizens' Right to Literacy can be found
in RUSSIAN and 20 other languages on the ELINET Website, see
also:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QrrJyjG8uA
Amsterdam, January 2016
11 CONDITIONS ARE REQUIRED TO PUT THIS
BASIC LITERACY RIGHT INTO PRACTICE
No. 11: “Policymakers, professionals, parents and communities work together to ensure equal access to literacy by closing the gaps in social and educational levels.”
Let´s make an effort to realize this basic right to literacy for all!
Prof. Dr. Christine Garbe University of Cologne, Richard-
Strauss-Str. 2, 50931 Köln,
Germany
Email: christine.garbe@uni-
koeln.de