Literacy Learning

Shack Video Halls in Uganda as Youth Community/Literacy Learning and cultural interaction sites

In Uganda, thousands of low-income people of various ages visit shack video halls to enjoy interpreted English language movies. In this study, we examined the learning and cultural interaction opportunities that occur in the production of and participation in watching interpreted movies. Using ethnographic methods, we interacted with those involved in creating the movies and with regular moviegoers to find out what they learn in this process and how this...