Reflection on Original Literacy-Schmiteracy definitions of Literacy:

LeMar's blog treats literacy as more of a tool, namely the grammatical structures of language and the rules of linguistics. This view seems to be more in line with the autonomous model that focuses more on literacy as an independent and neutral tool to be used by the literate. This concept of literacy portrays it as a constant struggle to obtain mastery in the unitary goal of becoming literate.

Sporty Spice's definition of literacy leans more toward a broader, more encompassing explanation of communication of all sorts (oral, written, etc). This viewpoint seems to lean more toward the ideological model of literacy when it mentions the "intangible factor which ties the grammatical rules to emotional response within our human intellect" and refers to litracy as an "existential concept."

I think what Lydia is trying to explain in her views of literacy runs more along the lines of the ideological model. Her examples of various lifestyles shows that she feels the concepts of literacy are relative to each person's situation. She also touches on social situations such as"family, church, work, pleasure, and so on" putting her more in line with ideological viewpoints rather than seeing literacy as autonomous.

Johnny Magic's views on literacy are also closely n line with the concepts of the ideological model. Although she claims to not have a very strong idea as yet of what it means, she says that she sees multiple facets in literacy and thinks of it as "the way a person can communicate the point they're trying to make with relative ease in their own cultural context..." placing her far outside the autonomous definitions.

My own definition of literacy is a little aloof of the models we have been discussing, but I feel like, of the two, it woulld be more closely tied to the ideological model. I seem to be more focused on comprehension of messages being conveyed, and the social connections between author and reader. To extrapolate on this, I would say that my concept of literacy is more focused on individual experience and social context/communication, rather than any one autonomous or solid definition.