A Ten-Week Internship Teaching Literacy to Adult Refugees: Pre-Literate, Semi-Literate and Non-Literate.

Authors

Rebecca Ann Boon, SIT Graduate Institute

Publication Date

1986

Degree Name

Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)

Abstract

This paper is the culmination of a ten week internship teaching literacy to adult refugees who had attended little or no school prior to living in the U.S. Included in this paper are definitions of literacy terms, and a description of the host institution and students involved in this internship Also included is a list of my assumptions about teaching and learning literacy, an explanation of my teaching approach based on these assumptions, and several methods, materials and ideas for teaching literacy also consistent with my approach.

Disciplines

Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | Education | Educational Methods

Recommended Citation

Boon, Rebecca Ann, "A Ten-Week Internship Teaching Literacy to Adult Refugees: Pre-Literate, Semi-Literate and Non-Literate." (1986). MA TESOL Collection. 616.
https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/ipp_collection/616