If you intend the word "literacy" to be read literally, then I recommend Paul Messaris's book, VISUAL LITERACY: IMAGE, MIND, REALITY. (Boulder, Co: Westview, 1994). Messaris puts 'literacy' in inverted commas, as I have done here, for a very good reason: he systematically demolishes notions that learning to comprehend visual media, whether still photographs, or TV and Film, is analogous to the literacy required for reading written texts. I doubt anyone could read this book and still talk about 'film language,' or the 'language of images' in any media. You might also take a look at Steve Prince's article in the last issue of FILM QUARTERLY. Good summary. Derek Bouse