Defense Date
6-24-2020
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Type
Master of Arts
Degree Name
Composition, Rhetoric, and Digital Media
First Advisor
Janine Morris
Second Advisor
Eric Mason
Third Advisor
Juliette Kitchens
Keywords
Literacy, Literacy sponsors, Paratexts, Discourse communities, Religious texts
Abstract
Literacy sponsors continue to play a dynamic and integral role in acquiring and learning literacy knowledge and skills (fluency) within discourse communities. This thesis examines how a religious literacy sponsor, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, utilizes the For the Strength of Youth (FSOY) publications and official paratexts to actively promote religious literacy and character development in the lives of adolescents. This thesis focuses specifically on the 2011 edition of the FSOY to explore the impact that recent advancements in digital technology have had on the evolution of the main-body text and official paratexts. A textual and paratextual analysis serves to illustrate how the Church promotes literacy acquisition and learning within the religious discourse community.
NSUWorks Citation
Daniel S. Malinconico. 2020. Literacy Sponsorship and Official Paratexts: Promoting Character Literacy Through the for the Strength of Youth Booklets (1965-2011). Master's thesis. Nova Southeastern University. Retrieved from NSUWorks, . (3)
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hcas_etd_all/3.