Subject-specific/disciplinary literacies and numeracies: What are they and how do they work?
Subject-specific/disciplinary literacies and numeracies: What are they and how do they work? As students’ progress in their studies, they will find themselves faced with ever specific and specialized texts, readings and concepts in their subjects, as opposed to the generalized learning they may have faced in the past. Educators need to understand these specialized literacies and numeracies taught in specific content areas, also called subject-specific literacies and numeracies. Some other topics educators will need to learn on their teaching journey are disciplinary literacies and numeracies, the definition of knowledge in a particular subject, how knowledge is created, and what types of evidence, language and numeracies are used in a particular discipline. Firstly what exactly are subject-specific literacies and numeracies when applied to a particular subject area? For the literary side, it means understanding the specific terminology used for the subject and the c