Low Educated Second Language and Literacy (LESLLA) For Adults
LESLLA 2007 Symposium
The third annual conference on Research, Practice, and Policy for Low-educated Second Language and Literacy Acquisition (LESLLA) for Adults was held in Newcastle upon Tyne, England 13-15 September 2007. This meeting involved the discussion of research on second language acquisition and/or second language literacy development by low-educated adults and the interaction of language and literacy with each other and with additional factors. The colloquium constituted a single strand of talks, posters, screenings, demonstrations and a site visit that occurred in parallel to the 17th annual EuroSLA conference on 13-14 September; then continued with a series of panels on international perspectives of LESLLA practice and policy. Panels of classroom researchers and professionals involved in issues regarding low-educated adults' L2 acquisition/literacy development focused on research or practice issues in their country or region (e.g. Australia, the European Low Countries, the UK and the USA).
The agenda included plenary speakers on research practice and policy, concurrent sessions, moderated panel discussions and screening of the film "Newcomers in Turkey." The conference agenda is provided here with links to presentations.
LESLLA Third International Symposium Research, Practice, and Policy
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
September 13 - 15, 2007
| Agenda | |
| Wednesday, 12 September 2007 | |
| 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. | Registration |
| 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. | Storytelling by Kachi Ozumba |
| Thursday, 13 September 2007 | |
| 8:00 - 8:45 a.m. | Registration |
| 9:15 a.m. - 12 noon | Visit to ESOL programme |
| 12:30 - 1:45 p.m. | Presentations Newcomers in Turkey (film) Nourreddine Erradi, Belgium Snapshots of low education/low literacy adult ESL learners in Australia Howard Nicholas. La Trobe University, Australia What makes the illiterate language genius? Jeanne Kurvers, Tilburg; Ineke van de Craats, Nijmegen Recasts and learner uptake in the non-literate adult second language classroom Susanna Strube, Nijmegen Exploring critical literacy approaches in the LESLLA classroom Rosemary Harison, AUT University, New Zealand |
| 7:30 p.m. | EuroSLA Conference dinner |
| Friday, 14 September 2007 | |
| 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. | Poster display Proceedings of LESLLA 2005 and 2006 for sale |
| 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Presentations Foundations of Literacy Michael Hepworth & Heather Campbell, Park Lane College, Leeds Visual literacy and language learners Ann Macdonald, Newcastle ESOL Service Content based language teaching and settlement needs for low literacy ESL immigrants Laura Chapman & Alan Williams, La Trobe University, Australia Literacy Instruction for Immigrants in Germany Alexis Feldmeier, University of Bielefeld |
| 1:00 - 1:45 p.m. | Lunch |
| 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. | Presentations Teaching basic literacy to adult ESOL learners: teacher education and teacher attitudes Helen Sunderland & Pauline Moon, London South Bank University/LLU+ Learning Portuguese as a second language in multilingual East Timor: learning strategies and behaviour of adult literacy learners Danielle Boon, Tilburg University |
| 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. | Daoud Zaaroura, North of England Refugee Service chief executive |
| 7:15 p.m. | LESLLA dinner (Sylheti Bangladeshi cuisine) |
| Saturday, 15 September 2007 | |
| 9:00 - 9:30 a.m. | LESLLA 2006 recommendations and information sharing |
| 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. | Panels UK: James Simpson, Leeds; Helen Sunderland, London South Bank University/LLU+; Catherine Wallace, Institute of Education; Melanie Cooke, King's College Low Countries: Ineke van de Craats, Nijmegen; Jeanne Kurvers, Tilburg; Willemijn Stockmann, ROC Midden Brabant; Inge Schuurmans, Karel de Groote Hogeschool Antwerpen; Hilde Vanderheijden, Belgian Ministry of Education USA:
Australia: Alan Williams and Howard Nicholas, La Trobe University; Laura Chapman (TAFE Tasmania) |
| 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| 2:30 - 3:15 p.m. | Roundtable discussion on current issues |
| 3:15 - 4:30 p.m. | LESLLA forum core group meeting |
