ERIC Number: EJ1319998
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 6
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Teaching Driving Literacies in a Community Language School
Lorimer Leonard, Rebecca; Gear, Caroline; Sánchez, Lenny
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, v65 n3 p257-262 Nov-Dec 2021
This case study describes the dynamics of a literacy curriculum that was collaboratively designed at a community language school. The curriculum teaches participants how to get a driver's license in Massachusetts, focusing on the English language literacies necessary for passing the written and road tests. This case study describes the curriculum's context, framework, and goals, and then details how the curriculum was designed and experienced by its students and teachers. Participants' insights show that literacies as seemingly incidental as those required for driving can be deeply meaningful, requiring attention to how literacy is experienced by bodies, in motion.
Descriptors: Case Studies, Literacy Education, Community Schools, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Motor Vehicles, Certification, Curriculum Design, Tests, Traffic Safety
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Massachusetts
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