Keller 1984
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Keller 1984 |
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Keller, Barbara. 1984. "Going on … with Ong: A response to Clark's summary." Notes on Literacy. (Responding to: Clark, Sherry Rae. Speech vs. writing. NOL. For information on book quoted by Keller, see Klem 1982. Original dissertation reviewed by Elizabeth Hood in NOSIU 1981--1988.) Interest level: specialist. | |
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Expresses appreciation for Clark's thorough and comprehensive coverage of writings about orality and literacy. Challenges SIL colleagues to provide field data in regard to theories Clark presented. Emphasizes the importance for literacy workers to be familiar with the work of Walter Ong on orality and the relationship of oral literature to God's Word. | |
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Quotes Werner H. Kelber's review of Ong's works. "Ong points out that writing itself is ideally equipped to foster a sense of reflectiveness and to keep life at arm's length. The live interaction of speaker with audience, endemic to oral culture, yields to writing, normally done in the absence of readers .... A familiar example of the loss will be recognized by anyone who has both heard and read Dr. K. L. Pike. The performance ethos of his verbal presentation is something that cannot be captured in print. … Loss of face-to-face interaction is a subtractive result when print becomes part of a traditionally oral culture." | |
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"So, how are the ideas presented in Clark's paper going to help you make more sense out of loose ends, or give you a new angle to evaluate what is going on in your area? What effect is print having on the society with which you work? What forms of communication are traditionally most effective? How are those being incorporated into learning to cope with print?" | |
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