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BCEL Newsletter for the Business Community, 1987
Immigration and the role of English are issues very much on the minds of Americans. "English-only" laws in California and elsewhere have ironically not included provision for funding English-language instruction. Nationwide, the demand for classes far exceeds the supply. A survey shows that 37 percent of illiterate adults do not speak English at…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, English (Second Language), Illiteracy
Download full textVan Heerden, Gwyneth; And Others – NU Focus, 1991
Five brief articles from a journal published by the Public Affairs Department of the University of Natal, South Africa, discuss issues related to empowering adults through literacy education in that country. "Meeting Needs" (Gwyneth van Heerden) describes the extent and nature of adult illiteracy in South Africa and the activities of the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, African Languages, Blacks
Joseph, Grace, Comp.; And Others – 1975
This annotated bibliography consists of materials in the ERIC system that deal with teaching English as a second language to persons who are illiterate, or functionally illiterate, in their native language. The items in the bibliography were obtained by means of a computer search of "Currnt Index to Journals in Education" and "Resources in…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Annotated Bibliographies, English (Second Language)
Finsterbusch, Marty; And Others – 1990
Conference presentations of four individuals are included. The first presentation, by a new reader (Marty Finsterbusch), discusses the diversity of the illiterate population and urges new readers to become actively involved in the instruction and administration of literacy programs. Advantages include improved recruitment, improved communication…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Correctional Education, English (Second Language)
Dymock, Darryl R. – Open Letter, 1993
Examines the often experimental programs and approaches of the Australian Army Education Service pertaining to adult literacy during World War II. The article records the extent of numeracy and literacy difficulties in the 1940s, comments on army responses to the pedagogical challenge they posed, and finds interesting similarities to the current…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Students
Shank, Cathy C. – 1986
A review of literature on the learning processes and potential of adult students of English as a Second Language, not literate in their native language, looks at research in the following areas: (1) the differences between children and adults in language learning; (2) the effects of previous formal education on second language learning; (3) the…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Age Differences
Puchner, Laurel D. – 1997
A study examined the literature to determine the veracity of the criticism of some educators who say that family literacy programs in the United States fail to take into account important cultural issues when dealing with certain target groups. Issues invoked included the need to take traditional cultural values and practices into account in…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Case Studies
Sutherland, Kenton, Ed. – 1977
This volume of CATESOL (California Association of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) Occasional Papers includes the following: "ESL Adult Literacy," by Jack Wigfield; "Language Teaching as a Means to Self Knowledge, Self Acceptance, and Communication with Others," by Beverly Galyean; "Let Your Students Be Actors: Using Videotape…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Bilingual Education
