Come to this brief "meet & greet" to say hello to current LESLLA Board members, learn about the upcoming open Board positions, and ask any questions about the nominations and elections process.
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The picture above from LESLLA 2018 in Palermo, Italy is a nice reminder of how important and rewarding it is to gather as LESLLA practitioners and researchers. Unfortunately, COVID-19 had other plans for our annual meeting in Sweden.
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LESLLA 2020 is happening during unprecedented times! Of course the Board of Directors and the Malmo organizers are following the pandemic and related travel restrictions closely. It's far too early to say what will happen this summer, but for now, we are still planning on a wonderful August symposium in Sweden! Due to the current health crisis, several adjustments to the timeline have been made.
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We are thrilled to announce that the LESLLA 2015 Annual Proceedings from our symposium in St. Augustine Florida is available online.
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Martha Young-Scholten started a discussion thread through the LESLLA listerv about favorite reads within the genres of Fiction and NonFiction of Displacement. Check out the list of good reads!
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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.
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On 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.
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The 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.
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