Wednesday 6 June 2012

Role of Comics in Literacy


Summary:
Some educators still seem angry about this idea and turn up their noses at them, but is increasingly proven that comic books are an excellent way to encourage reading and literacy help in both children and adults.

Different ideas of Famous People about comics:
The attraction and interest aroused by the comics’ even help the teaching in the classroom. Being human we love to remember for a long time which remain close to our nature and these comic books look so interesting and close to our nature, According to the award-winning cartoonist Bira Dantas and the journalist and writer DJota Chapman, author of Giving tailored so only strips, Education and the book is on Gibi (Papirus publisher):

Famous Comic Characters:
The comics are a medium known as broad and diverse cultures that hardly anyone not recognize at least one of the characters listed below:

  • Monica
  • Superman
  • Goku (Dragon Ball)
  • Spiderman
  • Donald Duck
  • Ghost Calvin
  • Mafalda
  • Snoopy
  • Velta, Hagar


"The comics are not mere entertainment and can be used very well to teach, not only in school but also in other environments," said Bira, who in his long career has used comics to teach concepts in diverse areas such as trade union For example, besides having strip cartoon classic works of literature - including Don Quixote and Memoirs of a Militia Sergeant.

DJota Chapman adds that an increasing number of teachers who discovers in comics feature a relatively inexpensive and interesting to approach their students. "In times in which the teacher dispute the attention of students with internet, video games, iPods and worse things like drugs and crime, for example, a tool that attracts the attention of a large part of them effectively is something too good to be placed aside, "he says, adding that it uses comics to educate them in a beautiful way.

Conclusion:
"Historically, it emerged prejudice against the cartoons, and over the same arguments - they are violent, they have little depth, teach children to have bizarre behavior - which were released by the world in the 40, 50 and 60. However, while developed countries quickly proved that such arguments were not valid and saw the potential of comics, in developing countries it took longer to happen. There is no doubt that comics serve as an advertising medium and literacy.

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