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Developing adult literacy

Britannia CELTA 2013

Learning it
What was the most difficult language you tried to learn? What difficulties did you encounter?
Alle mennesker er fdt frie og lige i vrdighed og rettigheder. De er udstyret med fornuft og samvittighed, og de br handle mod hverandre i en broderskabets nd. All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood. (Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)

Can you read it?

I cnduo't bvleiee taht I culod aulaclty uesdtannrd waht I was rdnaieg. Unisg the icndeblire pweor of the hmuan mnid, aocdcrnig to rseecrah at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mttaer in waht oderr the lterets in a wrod are, the olny irpoamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rhgit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whoutit a pboerlm.Tihs is bucseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey ltteer by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Aaznmig, huh? Yaeh and I awlyas tghhuot slelinpg was ipmorantt! See if yuor fdreins can raed tihs too.

Language scripts

EFL and literacy

EFL assumes literacy. Analise a typical page of a course book. What difficulties would speakers of different cultures face?

What do we need in order to place student and plan?

language level? level of literacy in English? literacy in L1?

Education?
living in English speaking environment? working?

reasons for learning/motivation?

Aims? (prioritise needs)

Developing adult literacy

Find out what the students needs are first eg social sight words, name , address Do listening and speaking first! Start with large font size. Start with a few words and build up. Help students make a persnal dictionary. Use visuals Cut and sort words, pictres, sentences(sequencing, matching, ordering...) on card

Developing adult literacy

Use look, say, cover, write, strategy to learn spellings. Use models to guide writing. Language experience students talk, teacher writes simple sentences to cut up, sort and copy. Use students own pictures etc. Recycle and practise language in many different ways over a period of time.