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Peer reviewedPattanayak, D. P. – Indian Journal of Adult Education, 1978
Discusses the linguist's role in an adult education program and the need to define adult functional literacy. Describes communication problems with the many dialects and language variations in a multilingual country like India and explains that the linguist must help the literacy worker to integrate language and literacy with adult education. (MF)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Developing Nations, Dialects
