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Direct linkDerenowski, Marek – Multilingual Matters, 2021
This book examines the unique characteristics of teaching foreign languages to senior learners. It discusses the potential age-related barriers and learning difficulties which may be encountered in senior foreign language education as well as solutions to overcome these challenges. The author describes the processes of human aging from different…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Older Adults, Adult Education, Barriers
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Studies and reports examining the problems associated with adult literacy and efforts to address those problems were reviewed to identify lessons for adult literacy programs in Canada and elsewhere. Low literacy levels were linked to above-average rates of personal and/or learning difficulties, low self-esteem, associated social problems, and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs
