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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"workplace literacy"”.
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Teaching in a new setting: adult basic educators in a national workplace literacy project, a qualitative case study of a national workplace literacy project
Workplace literacy is a movement that has gained popularity in our society in the last decade. Despite the prolific amount of literature on the subject, very little research has been done to determine how teachers are functioning in this new setting. The problem addressed by this study involved how …
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A Foot in Both Worlds: The Provider in Workplace Literacy Programs
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Workplace literacy practices of clerks in the South African Police Services (SAPS)
This thesis examines the patterning of literacy practices of clerks in the South African Police Services (SAPS) and how power relations are perpetuated through institutional structures and associated divisions of workplace tasks, within a workplace like SAPS. An ethnographic-style case study …
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The role of English for specific purposes in enhancing workplace literacies for graduates employed in the commercial sector in Windhoek
Contemporary tertiary institutions and workplace organisations face a raft of challenges in coping with competing demands and rapidly changing environments. Today’s challenging economic situation indicates that it is no longer sufficient for a new graduate to have knowledge of an academic subject; …
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Curadoria digital e práticas de multiletramentos laborais
… aims to analyze digital curation as a multimodal literacy practice among curators of digital learning objects. It is situated within the field of Applied Linguistics due to its interdisciplinary approach (Moita Lopes, 1994; 1996; 2011). The study draws on the theoretical foundations of New …
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A whole language curriculum for nonreading, limited English proficient Native American adult factory workers
… was based upon a humanistic view of the adult literacy process. Cognitive and psycholinguistic theories of learning were used as the theoretical foundation for the curriculum. Schema theory was presented as part of a reader-centered, psycholinguistic processing model of English as a Second …
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The Regional Instructional Specialist for Adult Education in Virginia: A Case Study
… instructional specialist. Priorities were family literacy, workplace programs, infusion of technology, and health literacy. By increasing classes for One-Stop centers and immigrants, offering in-service programs for teachers, visiting program sites, and collaborating with other agencies, the …
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A case study of employees' motivation to participate in a workplace language and literacy program
… (NESB) shopfloor employees participate in workplace language and literacy classes and the factors that affect their motivation to participate are relative unknowns. This study investigates NESB shopfloor employees' motivation to participate in a Communication Skills Development Program …