Ana Huerta-Macias / Klaudia Rivera (eds.)

Adult Biliteracy

Sociocultural and Programmatic Responses
Herausgeber: Rivera, Klaudia M; Huerta-Macias, Ana

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Offering an in-depth view of adult literacy/biliteracy by merging two fields - adult literacy and English as a Second Language - this volume covers the linguistic, demographic, sociocultural, workforce, familial, and academic issues surrounding the development of bilingualism and biliteracy by adults in the USA.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 246
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 164mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 417g
• ISBN-13: 9780805853612
• ISBN-10: 0805853618
• Artikelnr.: 22899383

Autorenporträt

Klaudia M. Rivera, Ana Huerta-Macias

Inhaltsangabe

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.