2013, Volume 7, Issue 1
Apples Volume 7, Issue 1 is a special issue on Second Language and Literacy Acquisition of Low-Educated Adult Immigrants
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Editorial : Special issue on Second Language and Literacy Acquisition of Low-Educated Adult Immigrants
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Studying in Comprehensive School with Low Second Language Writing Proficiency
(Centre for Applied Language Studies at the University of Jyväskylä, 2013)In this article, we report a case study on the Finnish as an L2 writing skill of weak writers in grades 7–9 of comprehensive school. The study is based on writing performances of 25 students who each completed four different ... -
Testing the Reading Ability of Low Educated ESOL Learners
(Centre for Applied Language Studies at the University of Jyväskylä, 2013)Current national policy requires all further education courses in England, Wales and Northern Ireland to be accredited, including those in English for Speakers of other Languages (ESOL). However, there are issues surrounding ... -
Converging Perspectives in the LESLLA Context
(Centre for Applied Language Studies at the University of Jyväskylä, 2013)There has been a surge in Low Educated Second Language and Literacy Acquisition (LESLLA) learners in adult language programs. In response to the growth of this learner population in language classes, there has been increased ... -
What Doesn’t Work for the Lowest Level Literacy Learners and Why?
(Centre for Applied Language Studies at the University of Jyväskylä, 2013)Traditional approaches for teaching reading to Low Educated Second Language and Literacy Acquisition (LESLLA) adults are problematic because foundational learning and cognitive areas are generally underdeveloped in these ... -
Grappling with the Oral Skills: The learning processes of the low-educated adult second language and literacy learner
(Centre for Applied Language Studies at the University of Jyväskylä, 2013)This paper focuses on the learning processes in L2 literacy classes in the Netherlands, discussing specifically possible influences of the learning processes during the practice of the oral skills. To achieve a better ...
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