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Low-Literacy Adult English Language Learners: Oral Recall And Recasts, Celia Martin-MejíA
Low-Literacy Adult English Language Learners: Oral Recall And Recasts, Celia Martin-MejíA
School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Theses and Dissertations
This study seeks to determine the impact of literacy level on oral recall accuracy in adult English language learners (ELL) and builds on Tarone, Bigelow and Hansen's prior work on the subject. Eleven adult Somali and Spanish speakers completed three different activities designed to examine the oral recall accuracy of low-literacy adult ELLs using two different types of tasks. The first task-type examines how accurately students recall researcher-generated question formations. The second task-type examines how accurately students recall recasted information when using learner-generated question formations. Results suggest that there was a positive relationship between literacy level and oral recall accuracy. …
Do They Get The Picture?: Visual Literacy And Low-Literacy Adult Esl Learners, Daniel J Bruski
Do They Get The Picture?: Visual Literacy And Low-Literacy Adult Esl Learners, Daniel J Bruski
School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Theses and Dissertations
Teachers of low-literate adult English language learners often use visual materials to teach content, but little research has been conducted on how these visuals are interpreted. This research explores the relationship between first language (L1) literacy and visual literacy, specifically the ability of adult ESL learners to identify the functions of graphic devices used in educational materials. The literature review examines how literacy and visual literacy are defined and discusses visual communication using the framework of semiotics. Through think-aloud interview sessions, Somali participants of varying L1 literacy levels interpreted illustrations from ESL materials. Results show lower than expected ability to …