Adult Literacy Issues in Canada.

Burnaby, Barbara

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ERIC Number: EJ441496

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Publication Date: 1991

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Adult Literacy Issues in Canada.

Burnaby, Barbara

Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, v12 p156-71 1991

Literacy issues are discussed that affect Canadians age 15 and older who are barely literate in any language. Topics include the following: definitions of literacy; policy overviews and surveys; the impact of literacy on Canadian institutions; access for literacy learners; adult learning and classroom practice; and the plain language movement. (76 references) (LB)

Descriptors: Access to Education, Adolescents, Adult Literacy, Adults, Applied Linguistics, Definitions, Foreign Countries, Functional Literacy, Literacy Education, Public Policy

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reference Materials - Bibliographies

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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