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Direct linkEme, Elsa; Lambert, Eric; Alamargot, Denis – Journal of Research in Reading, 2014
We analysed word reading and spelling in French adults with low levels of literacy (A-IL). As well as examining phonological and lexical processes, we explored the relationship between literacy and oral language skills. Fifty-two adult literacy students were compared with reading level-matched pupils in Years 1-3 of primary school on reading tasks…
Descriptors: French, Oral Language, Language Usage, Verbal Communication
Shiohata, Mariko – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2012
Senegal adopted French as the country's sole official language at the time of independence in 1960, since when the language has been used in administration and other formal domains. Similarly, French is employed throughout the formal education system as the language of instruction. Since the 1990s, however, government has mounted an ambitious…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Adult Literacy, Written Language, Foreign Countries
Download full textd'Entremont, Carmelle – 1990
A study was conducted in the seven Acadian regions of Nova Scotia to identify the basic educational needs of the Acadian population, identify appropriate responses to those needs, and develop recommendations for adult literacy, basic education, and academic continuing education. Results are presented in this report, in both French and English. An…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Continuing Education
PDF pending restorationCanadian Bar Association, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1992
A Canadian Bar Association Task Force on Legal Literacy explored the relationship between literacy and access to the legal system. A literature review revealed that little attention had been directed to literacy and use of the legal system. Three important findings emerged from 24 focus groups of current and former adult learners: virtually all…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Foreign Countries
Ontario Ministry of Skills Development, Toronto. – 1989
This document resulted from a project undertaken to develop a set of program-specific and occupationally relevant performance (learning) objectives for the Ontario Basic Skills/Formation de Base de l'Ontario (OBS/FBO) program. It describes project activities, including a literature review in three related areas: understanding what literacy means,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives
Richmond, Edmun B. – 1983
During colonial times, education in Africa was based on the European system of education, and the European languages remained the only languages taught in schools. These languages were often taught by poorly trained teachers who passed their errors on to students. Major policy revisions and modifications in language education, teacher training,…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Colonialism, Comparative Education, Cultural Context
