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Using popular media to build literacy

When an adult student from China says he learned English from listening to the radio or a literacy teacher mentions that she is reading a book recommended on 'Oprah', they are illustrating how popular media are used for informal adult learning. This chapter examines some of the issues and implications surrounding how a sector of adult learners, literacy teachers and their students, use popular media in the form of television, videos, and magazines to build literacy.

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Authors: Heuer, Barbara P.
Date: 2007
Geographic subjects: North America; United States
Journal title: New directions for adult and continuing education
Resource type: Article
Subjects: Literacy; Students; Providers of education and training;
Technology; Teaching and learning; Skills and knowledge show more

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