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PRONUNCIATION OF FUNCTIONAL ILLITERACY

functional illiteracy  [ˈfʌŋkʃənəl ɪˈlɪtərəsɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FUNCTIONAL ILLITERACY

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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Functional illiteracy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FUNCTIONAL ILLITERACY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Functional illiteracy

Functional illiteracy is reading and writing skills that are inadequate "to manage daily living and employment tasks that require reading skills beyond a basic level." Functional illiteracy is contrasted with illiteracy in the strict sense, meaning the inability to read or write simple sentences in any language. Foreigners who cannot read and write in the native language where they live may also be considered functionally illiterate.

Definition of functional illiteracy in the English dictionary

The definition of functional illiteracy in the dictionary is literacy which is insufficient for most work and normal daily situations.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FUNCTIONAL ILLITERACY


accuracy
ˈækjʊrəsɪ
aliteracy
eɪˈlɪtərəsɪ
confederacy
kənˈfɛdərəsɪ
conspiracy
kənˈspɪrəsɪ
curacy
ˈkjʊərəsɪ
degeneracy
dɪˈdʒɛnərəsɪ
democracy
dɪˈmɒkrəsɪ
federacy
ˈfɛdərəsɪ
illiteracy
ɪˈlɪtərəsɪ
innumeracy
ɪnˈjuːmərəsɪ
inveteracy
ɪnˈvɛtərəsɪ
itineracy
ɪˈtɪnərəsɪ
literacy
ˈlɪtərəsɪ
numeracy
ˈnjuːmərəsɪ
piracy
ˈpaɪrəsɪ
preliteracy
priːˈlɪtərəsɪ
regeneracy
rɪˈdʒɛnərəsɪ
retiracy
rɪˈtaɪərəsɪ
subliteracy
sʌbˈlɪtərəsɪ
unregeneracy
ˌʌnrɪˈdʒɛnərəsɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FUNCTIONAL ILLITERACY

function room
function shift
function suite
function word
functional
functional calculus
functional disease
functional food
functional group
functional illiterate
functional water
functionalism
functionalist
functionalistic
functionalitities
functionality
functionally
functionaries
functionary
functionate

WORDS THAT END LIKE FUNCTIONAL ILLITERACY

antipiracy
aristocracy
autocracy
bureaucracy
computer literacy
Delian Confederacy
emotional literacy
inaccuracy
kleptocracy
liberal democracy
magistracy
meritocracy
pinpoint accuracy
plutocracy
racy
social democracy
technocracy
the Confederacy
theocracy
Tracy

Synonyms and antonyms of functional illiteracy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «functional illiteracy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FUNCTIONAL ILLITERACY

Find out the translation of functional illiteracy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of functional illiteracy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «functional illiteracy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

功能性文盲
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

analfabetismo funcional
570 millions of speakers

English

functional illiteracy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कार्यात्मक निरक्षरता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأمية الوظيفية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

функциональная неграмотность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

analfabetismo funcional
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কার্যকরী অশিক্ষা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

l´illettrisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Buta huruf fungsian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

funktionalen Analphabetismus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

機能的非識字
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

기능적 문맹
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Illiteracy fungsional
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mù chữ chức năng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

செயல்பாட்டு கல்வியறிவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कार्यात्मक निरक्षरता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Fonksiyonel cehalet
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

analfabetismo funzionale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

analfabetyzm
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

функціональна неграмотність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

analfabetismul funcțional
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λειτουργικού αναλφαβητισμού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

funksionele ongeletterdheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

funktionell analfabetism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

funksjonell analfabetisme
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of functional illiteracy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FUNCTIONAL ILLITERACY»

The term «functional illiteracy» is used very little and occupies the 156.688 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FUNCTIONAL ILLITERACY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about functional illiteracy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FUNCTIONAL ILLITERACY»

Discover the use of functional illiteracy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to functional illiteracy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Through a glass, darkly: functional illiteracy in ...
In this succinet and moving reportage, the author looks at functional illiterates in industrialized countries throughout the world, recounts their stories and describes efforts to overcome and eliminate functional illiteracy.
Jean-Pierre Vélis, 1990
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The Challenge of Illiteracy: From Reflection to Action
It is not a question of reducing functional illiteracy, but of eradicating it. And this means first of all asserting the conviction that everyone, without exception, is capable of learning. It also means setting up and programming a system adapted to ...
Zaghloul Morsy, 1994
3
Functional Literacy: Theoretical Issues and Educational ...
In determining the nature of functional illiteracy, use was only made of those types of written language tasks that gave most problems (scale values the same as or higher than 3.5). To determine the seriousness of individual problems, use was ...
Ludo Th Verhoeven, 1994
4
Documentation Encyclopaedia of UNESCO and Education
In December 1986, on the basis of these activities at UNESCO's request, the Institute organized the first working meeting on the problems of functional illiteracy for the Europe region (Technical Meeting of European Specialists on the  ...
J. C. Aggarwal, S. P. Agrawal, 1991
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Poverty in Plenty: A Human Development Report for the UK
The functional illiteracy rate was assumed to be equivalent to the 'low' and Very low' literacy levels recorded in 17 adult basic skills surveys of adults aged 16 to 60 who had been educated or part educated in the UK and who spoke English ...
Jane Seymour, 2013
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A Generation of Change: A Profile of America's Older Population
TABLE 7.3 Percentage of the Population Aged 60 and Over With High Functional Illiteracy, by Age, Sex, and Race/Spanish Origin: 1980 and 1950 Year, Sex, Ages Ages Ages Ages 75 Ages 65 Ages 85 Race/ Spanish Origin 60—64 65—69 ...
Jacob S. Siegel, 1993
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e-Study Guide for: Sociology in Our Times
Cram101 Textbook Reviews. 1961, and it was used to refer to measures to achieve nondiscrimination. Functional illiteracy: Functional illiteracy is a term used to describe reading and writing skills that are inadequate 'to manage daily living ...
Cram101 Textbook Reviews, 2012
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e-Study Guide for: You May Ask Yourself : An Introduction to ...
Functional illiteracy is a term used to describe reading and writing skills that are inadequate 'to manage daily living and employment tasks that require reading skills beyond a basic level.' Functional illiteracy is contrasted with illiteracy in the  ...
Cram101 Textbook Reviews, 2012
9
e-Study Guide for: Essentials of Sociology: A Down-to-Earth ...
Functional illiteracy is contrasted with illiteracy in the strict sense, meaning the inability to read or write simple sentences in ... Characteristics Functional illiteracy is imprecisely defined,with differentcriteria fromnationto nation, and study tostudy.
Cram101 Textbook Reviews, 2013
10
e-Study Guide for You May Ask Yourself, textbook by Dalton ...
Functional illiteracy is a term used to describe reading and writing skills that are inadequate 'to manage daily living and employment tasks that require reading skills beyond a basic level.' Functional illiteracy is contrasted with illiteracy in the  ...
Cram101 Textbook Reviews, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FUNCTIONAL ILLITERACY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term functional illiteracy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Ghana's Educational System - Factional Elitism versus Functional
There is high incidence of functional illiteracy of most pupils, prevalence of rote-learning, institutionalisation of dichotomised education, ... «GhanaWeb, Jun 15»
2
Eugenio Valdés Figueroa Named Director and Chief Curator of the …
... Luis Camnitzer, he organized the group exhibition “First International Meeting of Art-based Education: Art and Functional Illiteracy” in 2008. «ARTnews, Jun 15»
3
Detroit police chief criticized for calling culprits of mass shooting …
He added that the functional illiteracy rate being near 50 percent, infant mortality rates approaching that of third world countries and a ... «MLive.com, Jun 15»
4
Op-ed: NY's Graduation Exams are Failing Our Students
... all this…its behavior and functional illiteracy that is the overwhelming ... discrimination, but severe functional illiteracy and we need to break ... «City Limits, Jun 15»
5
Letter: We can choose to have a better Detroit
Functional illiteracy. Roads. Racism. Let's author a new narrative. One where people stay. Define it. Opportunity as smart and social mobility. «The Detroit News, May 15»
6
Corpus Christi Literacy Council fights illiteracy
... Neelofar Ahmed as part of the Corpus Christi Literacy Council's efforts to reduce functional illiteracy. ... The term for this is functional illiteracy. «Corpus Christi Caller-Times, May 15»
7
Atlanta School Cheating Scandal Is Just Tip of the Iceberg
The fruits of the miseducation system are now clear to see as well: Widespread functional illiteracy, a destruction of moral values, a lack of ... «The New American, Apr 15»
8
Answers sought in Cleveland Arms shooting
The low income housing community has been plagued with a number of problems over the decades: high unemployment, functional illiteracy, ... «First Coast News, Mar 15»
9
New Brunswick budget hits up wealthy, seniors for cash
... education they deserve, how are the Liberals going to fix the 56 per cent functional illiteracy problem with 249 less educators," Cardy said. «CBC.ca, Mar 15»
10
Are both parties satisfied with the level of education offered in …
... and drop out rates. Moreover, a survey of school-leavers and the adult population has revealed alarmingly high levels of functional illiteracy.”. «Stabroek News, Mar 15»

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