Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disciplinary literacy

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.52 in modern English

Syllables: dis-ci-plinary lit-er-a-cy
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

6

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The ability to comprehend, navigate, and use the linguistic styles and discourse practices of a variety of different scholarly disciplines.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Disciplinary literacy has been particularly impactful in secondary education, and shares much in common with English for Specific Purposes (ESP), where the focus has been more on tertiary education."

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does disciplinary literacy mean?: The ability to comprehend, navigate, and use the linguistic styles and discourse practices of a variety of different scholarly disciplines.

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