Essays about: "Adult literacy"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 20 essays containing the words Adult literacy.

1. 6. ENVISIONING YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE : A STUDY ON TEACHING ENVISIONMENT IN THE ESL-CLASSROOM

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

   Author : Karolina Heier; [2017]
   Keywords : Teaching; envisionment; literature; literacy; Young Adult Literature; YA; Judith A. Langer; Ruta Sepetys; English as a Second language;

   Abstract : This essay is based on Judith A. Langer’s many years of literacy research and her concepts of ‘the literate mind’ and ‘envisionment building’ in the classroom. READ MORE

3. 7. Adult Literacy Teaching and Learning at Community Learning Centers in Afghanistan : A research study of adult literacy teaching and learning - challenges and opportunities from the facilitators and learners’ points of view at Community Learning Centers.

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   Author : Khalilurahman Hanif; [2015]
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   Abstract : In 2003, the concept of Community Learning Centers (CLCs) was introduced in Afghanistan, and based on an agreement among the Ministry of Education (MoE); National Federation of UNESCO Association in Japan (NFUAJ) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) CLCs started working in the country. One of the key responsibilities of CLCs is to reduce illiteracy in the country, and to establish literacy courses for adults who are 15 years old and above and remained illiterate. READ MORE

4. 8. Information literacy and information seeking : A web-based tutorial for adult public library users

   University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för bibliotek, information, pedagogik och IT

   Author : Anni Emilia Lehikoinen; [2015]
   Keywords : information literacy; information seeking; public library; user education; tutorial; web design; informationskompetens; informationssökning; folkbibliotek; användarundervisning; handledning; webbdesign;

   Abstract : The application developed in this project is a prototype of web-based tutorial on information seeking and information literacy skills, designed for adult public library users. Its purpose is to respond to the need of broader user education on information literacy skills which seemed to be lacking in public libraries, even though guidance on technical information seeking skills does exist. READ MORE

5. 9. Gender Performance in Writing. Pedagogical Implications for Gender Performance in the English Language Teaching Classroom

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Johanna Vedenpää; [2014-10-14]
   Keywords : gendered language; gender performance; eteronormativity; social constructionism; communicative approach; gender-typical writing; engelska;

   Abstract : The aim of this text based upon social constructionism is to discover if, and how, gender is performed in written texts by adult second language learners in English language courses in the UK, and to discuss the pedagogical implications of this. The primary materials were scripts written by students and the method was quantitative as well as qualitative. READ MORE

6. 10. Women’s rights and the well-being of the Rwandan family

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

   Author : Consolee Uwihangana; [2014-06-25]
   Keywords : empowerment; family; gender relations; human rights; Rwanda; family well-being; women’s rights.;

   Abstract : The main objective of this study was “How the promotion of the rights of women can lead to the improvement of the well-being of the family in Rwanda.” Human rights are fundamental entitlements adopted to protect the dignity and worth of the human being. Despite this, worldwide, women have been and are still discriminated against. READ MORE