1st Edition
Adult Biliteracy Sociocultural and Programmatic Responses
246 Pages
by
Routledge
246 Pages
by
Routledge
248 Pages
by
Routledge
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Offering an in-depth view of adult literacy/biliteracy by merging two fields—adult literacy and English as a Second Language—this volume brings to the forefront linguistic, demographic, sociocultural, workforce, familial, academic, and other issues surrounding the development of bilingualism and biliteracy by adults in the U.S. As such, it helps to fill a gap in the research literature... Read more
Contents: A. Huerta-Macías, K.M. Rivera, Preface: Adult Literacy/Biliteracy. Part I: Adult Biliteracy: Perspectives and Policies. K.M. Rivera, A. Huerta-Macías, Adult Bilingualism and Biliteracy in the United States: Theoretical Perspectives. M. Castro, T.G. Wiley, Literacy and Language Diversity: How Well Do National Data Inform Policy? K.M. Rivera, A. Huerta-Macías, Photo Essay: Literacy and Biliteracy: Expressions in Environmental Print. Part II: Adult Biliteracy in Diverse Contexts. K.M. Rivera, Adult Biliteracy in Community-Based Organizations: Venues of Participation, Agents of Transformation. A. Huerta-Macías, Workforce Education for Latinos: A Bilingual Approach. E. Quintero, A Crossroads: Family Education Programs. E. Skilton-Sylvester, Academic Biliteracies for Adults in the United States. J. Powrie, Civics Education and Adult Biliteracy. Part III: Themes, Issues, and Challenges. H.S. Wrigley, Capturing What Counts: Language and Literacy Assessment for Bilingual Adults. A. Huerta-Macías, K.M. Rivera, Issues and Future Directions.
Biography
Klaudia M. Rivera, Ana Huerta-Macias
"Adult Biliteracy is an extraordinary contribution to the field of adult education. Rivera and Huerta-Macías’s extensive backgrounds in language and literacy are evident in the exactitude of their essay selections."--Irma Vargas Rosas, Journal of Latinos and Education (2010), 9:1, 84-86
