Cultural Literacy

One concept. Four tiers of command. Which do you speak?

Category: Culture

Foundational Lexiconknowing references
Executive Parlanceshared knowledge
Scholarly Discoursecanonical familiarity
Babel ZenithCultural Literacy
Origin: E.D. Hirsch

Etymology & Meaning

Familiarity with the shared cultural knowledge.

In the Boardroom

Understanding references that educated people share.

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