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Straight-A Illiteracy James P . Degnan School of Foreign Studies South China Normal Univ. 徐曼菲 10801 May 9th, 2007 Unit Ten The Author James Philip Degnan (1933- ) received his B.A. from Memphis State College, Tennessee, U.S.A., in 1954, and his M.A. from the University of Notre Dame, University of Florida and University of Santa Clara, California. He became professor of English at the University of Santa Clara in 1969. He contributes articles to such journals as Atlantic , Esquire , Nation , and Kenyon Review , to name a few. Harper s Magazine Straight-A Illiteracy first appeared in the September 1976 issue of this magazine. It is a monthly periodical published in New York City. This periodical is recognized as a leading commentator on political, economic, and social questions . ? The title: Straight-A illiteracy ? Q: What kind of student is a straight-A student? ? A: He is a student who gets As for all the courses he takes. ? Q: What kind of a person is an illiterate? A: Person 1). having little or no education; 2). Showing a lack of familiarity with language or literature; 3). Showing a lack of particular field of knowledge (musically illiterate) The issue of illiteracy (widely publicized) “ Figures of 1998 show that 20% of the world population is illiterate ” from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ? “Since 1983, more than 10 million Americans have reached the 12th grade without being able to read at a basic level. Over 20 million have reached their senior year unable to do basic math. Almost 25 million have reached 12th grade without knowing the essentials of U.S. history.” --source: Illiterate America By Alan Caruba web posted February 5, 2001 ? 目前全球共有约 8 亿 文盲，主要分布在印度、 中国、印度尼西亚、巴基斯坦、巴西、尼日 利亚、埃及等国。中国文盲总数高居世界第 二位，仅次于印度。 世界上每 10 个文盲中就 有一个以上是中国人 。中国 90% 的文盲分布 在 农村 ，一半文盲在西部地区，文盲中七成 是 女性 。 /popread/popread882.htm ? How important is literacy? some quotes ? Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope. It is a too