Life at the Margins: Profiles of Adults with Low Literacy Skills

摘要

The study set out to use qualitative research to give us some insights into howadults with low literacy skills use literacy and technology in their everyday lives. The study was shaped in part by a review of the limited research and theory relating to everyday literacy and technology. This literature review (in Appendix A of the report) raised a number of important issues. The authors reviewed theoretical perspectives on literacy, and especially reflected on two competing concepts of literacy: functional and social-contextual concepts. They reviewed some of the key issues and pedagogical approaches in both adult basic education (English literacy) and English-as-a Second-Language (for non-native English speakers). And they focused especially on those few studies that exist of