collocation · academic
visual literacy
/ˌvɪʒuəl ˈlɪtərəsi/VI·su·al LI·ter·a·cy
the ability to interpret, analyse and make meaning from visual images, similar to reading text but for pictures and visual media
Examples
“develop students' visual literacy”
“visual literacy skills are essential in the digital age”
“a course in visual literacy”
Band 8 sentence
“In an era dominated by social media, enhancing young people's visual literacy is as important as improving their reading skills.”
Collocations
- develop visual literacy
- visual literacy skills
Word family
Common mistakes
visual culture→visual literacy
visual literate→visually literate
Say it for a higher band
5read images→6image literacy→7+visual literacy
Synonyms
image literacy
Easily confused
visual culture
“A course in visual culture examines how images shape public opinion over time.”
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