A hearty CONGRATULATIONS to LESLLA board member Lisa Gonzalves, who has completed her doctoral work at the University of California-Davis in Linguistics. Her dissertation is titled: Understanding and Supporting Emergent Writing in L2 Adults Developing First-Time Literacy. So proud of you, Dr. Gonzalves! Thank you for being an outstanding LESLLA scholar.
Read MoreOn behalf of the organizers of the ESREA (European Society of Research on the Education of Adults) conference held in Belgrade, Serbia during Sept. 2019, we would like to share this important and powerful manifesto on adult education.
The following is a translation of the “Kritisches Manifest der Erwachsenenbildung”. Several partners helped to translate and refine this Manifesto.
Read MoreThe EdTech Center @ World Education presented a Lifetime Achievement Award to Heide Spruck Wrigley for decades of innovative research, teacher education, and program development in service of adult immigrants and refugees.
Read MoreAn inquiry about research on LESLLA learners, teachers and context in French led to a response from Christophe Portegin with several useful references.
Read MoreWe 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.
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