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Literalität in sozialen Kontexten: Adult Literacy Curriculum Framework in Schottland

Literalität in sozialen Kontexten: Adult Literacy Curriculum Framework in Schottland. Ralf St.Clair University of Glasgow. Theory. Context. ALNIS. Social Practices. Theory. Context. ALNIS. Social Practices. Theory. New Literacy Studies

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Literalität in sozialen Kontexten: Adult Literacy Curriculum Framework in Schottland

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  1. Literalität in sozialen Kontexten: Adult Literacy Curriculum Framework in Schottland Ralf St.Clair University of Glasgow

  2. Theory Context ALNIS Social Practices

  3. Theory Context ALNIS Social Practices

  4. Theory • New Literacy Studies • 1980s James Gee, Brian Street, Harvey Graff, Hanna Fingeret • 1990s David Barton, Mary Hamilton, Yvonne Hillier, Lyn Tett

  5. Theory • Literacy depends on social institutions • Literacy can only be known through political and ideological significance  • Literacy is shaped by social structure

  6. Theory • The processes of learning literacy affect the meaning • Literacies not literacy • Literacy and context hard to separate

  7. Theory Implications: • No linear model of literacy “skills” • No single process • No differentiation of learners • No testing

  8. Theory Context ALNIS Social Practices

  9. Context • International Adult Literacy Survey: 53% of adults in Scotland at Level 1 or 2 meaning they lack functional literacy levels

  10. Context • New Scottish government, then known as the Executive • Small nation, but history of difference from England

  11. Context • Leftist Labour administration • Committed to social justice

  12. Context • Small working group to develop the policy • One member had worked with Barton et al. in Lancaster

  13. Theory Context ALNIS Social Practices

  14. ALNIS

  15. ALNIS sets a goal to exceed world classlevels of literacy and numeracy • assists around 80,000 people over the next3 years • more than doubles annual capacity within3 years • develops an enabling framework for a worldclass literacy and numeracy service

  16. ALNIS identifies four key principles: • a lifelong learning approach • free to learners • targeting priority groups • grounding change in research andlearner consultation

  17. ALNIS targets priority groups: • people with limited initial education,particularly young adults • unemployed people and workers facingRedundancy • people with English as a second oradditional language

  18. Theory Context ALNIS Social Practices

  19. Social Practices • Funded by the national government • Managed by partnerships (FE, community, local authority) • PDA-ITALL • TQAL

  20. Social Practices • Radically learner centered • Based on “Individual Learning Plans” • 2005 Curriculum Framework

  21. Social Practices • So what’s good about this system? • What might be a problem?

  22. Social Practices • Relationships with learners • Engagement with learners • Inclusivity • Confidence

  23. Social Practices • Accountability • Initial Assessment (Her Majesty’s Inspectors) • Training Development • Employment conditions • Resources

  24. Social Practices Current happenings • ALNIS “refresh” • Scotland Performs (IALS) • Concordat

  25. Social Practices What would you do next?

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