TY - JOUR
T1 - Teaching adult second language learners who are emergent readers
AU - Bigelow, Martha
AU - Vinogradov, Patsy
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2011/3
Y1 - 2011/3
N2 - Some second language (L2) learners are unique in that they bring low print literacy and limited formal schooling to the language learning enterprise. A range of personal, economic, historical, and political circumstances bring them to highly literate, industrialized societies where print literacy becomes not only desirable but necessary to earn a living and participate in a range of everyday activities. This article is a review of current research related to this population of learners for the purpose of informing educators about their particular teaching and learning needs. While the emphasis is on scholarship focused on adult L2 emergent readers, attention is also given to related research with bi-and multilingual children and monolingual adults who are not print literate. Finally, sociopolitical and historical issues are touched upon with regard to broader policy matters that may have contributed to or perpetuate low print literacy.
AB - Some second language (L2) learners are unique in that they bring low print literacy and limited formal schooling to the language learning enterprise. A range of personal, economic, historical, and political circumstances bring them to highly literate, industrialized societies where print literacy becomes not only desirable but necessary to earn a living and participate in a range of everyday activities. This article is a review of current research related to this population of learners for the purpose of informing educators about their particular teaching and learning needs. While the emphasis is on scholarship focused on adult L2 emergent readers, attention is also given to related research with bi-and multilingual children and monolingual adults who are not print literate. Finally, sociopolitical and historical issues are touched upon with regard to broader policy matters that may have contributed to or perpetuate low print literacy.
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U2 - 10.1017/S0267190511000109
DO - 10.1017/S0267190511000109
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84864641302
SN - 0267-1905
VL - 31
SP - 120
EP - 136
JO - Annual Review of Applied Linguistics
JF - Annual Review of Applied Linguistics
ER -