Journal of Teaching and Learning Journal of Teaching and Learning Volume 2 Issue 1 Article 2 9-1-1987 What is Literacy? What is Literacy? James P. Gee Follow this and additional works at: https://commons.und.edu/tl-journal Part of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Commons Recommended Citation Recommended Citation Gee, James P. (1987) "What is Literacy?," Journal of Teaching and Learning: Vol. 2 : Iss. 1 , Article 2. Available at: https://commons.und.edu/tl-journal/vol2/iss1/2 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by UND Scholarly Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Journal of Teaching and Learning by an authorized editor of UND Scholarly Commons. For more information, please contact und.commons@library.und.edu.