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A Language Experience Approach (LEA) in Adult Immigrant Literacy Programs in Australia.
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Wales, M. Lynn – Journal of Reading, 1994
Describes how a language experience approach was used in a workplace literacy program for adult immigrant railroad workers in Australia. Describes how the workshop built on participants' developed oral skills and life experience to create texts that were relevant, interesting, and comprehensible to these learners. (SR)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Foreign Countries
A Nondirective Combinatory Model in an Adult ESL Program.
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D'Annunzio, Anthony – Journal of Reading, 1990
Describes an adult English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) program using the Language Experience Approach and designed to serve immigrants and refugees. Discusses the use of educationally naive bilingual tutors and a combinatory instructional format. Argues that the program is pedagogically sound, cost effective, and encourages the students to take…
Descriptors: Adult Reading Programs, Adults, Bilingualism, English (Second Language)