@article{Souto Manning_2004, title={Circles of culture: literacy as a pro- cess for social inclusion}, url={https://revistas.udistrital.edu.co/index.php/calj/article/view/105}, DOI={10.14483/22487085.105}, abstractNote={<p>Historically, illiteracy has been a reality for Brazilians. This paper describes an adult literacy program currently in practice in Northeastern Brazil from a critical theory framework. The program described is based on Freireʼs circles of culture and its conception is that literacy is a process for social inclusion. Along with the description provided by the author, resulting from participant observation and review of literature, this paper includes the perspective of a student currently in the program. Further, from a critical standpoint, the author acknowledges many positive things already implemented and challenges for the future of this promising literacy program.</p>}, number={6}, journal={Colombian Applied Linguistics Journal}, author={Souto Manning, Mariana}, year={2004}, month={Jan.}, pages={23–41} }