We are so excited to announce that the 16th Annual LESLLA Symposium will be held in Malmö, Sweden. Our host will be Hyllie Park Folkhögskola.
Read MoreWe are thrilled to welcome Nicole Pettitt to the LESLLA Board of Directors as our new Publications Coordinator! In her role, Nicole will be instrumental to the publication of the proceedings for the annual LESLLA symposia.
Read MoreHave you ever cited published work from the LESLLA proceedings? If you have, then you’ve probably faced the question of what to do when it comes to formatting the citation and referring to LESLLA! Board members Jenna Altherr Flores and Naeema Hann we have created a useful citation style guide.
Read MoreVan 3 tot en met 6 oktober 2018 vond het veertiende LESLLA Symposium plaats. LESLLA staat voor tweedetaalverwerving en alfabetisering in een tweede taal door analfabete en laagopgeleide volwassenen.
Read More‘Ik ben alleen met alle kinderen en de twee oma’s. Ik doe alles. Dat is moeilijk, maar mijn talent is helpen. Helpen zit in mijn systeem.’ Deze mooie en pakkende woorden spreekt Hawa uit in haar persoonlijke digital story. Veronique Van Wassenbergh vertelt hoe cursisten van hun verhalen een filmpje kunnen maken. Digital storytelling is een methodiek waarbij cursisten geïntegreerd en functioneel werken aan verschillende vaardigheden en sleutelcompetenties.
Read MoreMembership to LESLLA is new! A large group of symposium attendees met in October 2018 in Palermo, Italy, and generated a list of priorities for the organization, which we organized into themes. In order to accomplish our goals of making LESLLA a more sustainable organization and more accessible to educators worldwide, some revenue is needed. Like other educational professional organizations, we are now offering paid membership to be a part of our listserv and to receive a discount when attending the annual symposium.
Read MoreIn addition to compiling and maintaining useful resources and research, we are excited to offer a voice to LESLLA community members through this very blog. We also want to invite guest bloggers to write in their native languages - English, Spanish, Dutch, Italian, German, Finnish, etc.
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