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Peer reviewedBloome, David; Green, Judith L. – Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 1991
New and emerging perspectives of educational contexts of literacy are reviewed that emphasize the inseparability and reciprocal influence of literacy practices with the social and ideological agendas of the communities, institutions, and settings in which the literacy practices are embedded. Research on conversational contexts of literacy…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Community Influence, Community Programs, Educational Philosophy
Peer reviewedApplebaum, Sheila Dermer; Taborek, Elizabeth – TESL Canada Journal, 1986
Two Toronto community English-as-a-second-language (ESL) programs used oral interview tests to place adults in appropriate programs. Instruments used included: Foreign Service Oral Interview; Ilyin Oral Interview; object-oriented testing; group testing; performance in authentic situations; Ontario Test of English as a Second Language; and George…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Communicative Competence (Languages), Community Programs
