Adult learners in higher education: learner engagement and literacy-related issues

This paper attempts to explore learner engagement and literacy-related issues among adult learners in a higher education context in a public university in Malaysia. 25 final year students in the B.A. English Language and Literature Studies (ELLS) programme in Universiti Sains Malaysia provide insigh...

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Main Author:	Sarjit Kaur
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Pusat Pengajian Bahasa dan Linguistik, FSSK, UKM 2006
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1204/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1204/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1204/1/sk_final.pdf

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spelling	ukm-12042016-12-14T06:29:07Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1204/ Adult learners in higher education: learner engagement and literacy-related issues Sarjit Kaur, This paper attempts to explore learner engagement and literacy-related issues among adult learners in a higher education context in a public university in Malaysia. 25 final year students in the B.A. English Language and Literature Studies (ELLS) programme in Universiti Sains Malaysia provide insightful comments on their learning experiences and literacy-related issues affecting their academic journey. Based on student responses in focus group interviews and students' journal entries, the paper examines the life stories of these adult learners and their views on learner engagement and literacy. This localized approach aims to provide literacy educators with a more comprehensive understanding of the complexities surrounding adult learners' learning experiences. Pusat Pengajian Bahasa dan Linguistik, FSSK, UKM 2006 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1204/1/sk_final.pdf Sarjit Kaur, (2006) Adult learners in higher education: learner engagement and literacy-related issues. 3L Language, Linguistics and Literature,The Southeast Asian Journal of English Language Studies., 11 . pp. 135-147. ISSN 0128-5157 http://www.ukm.my/~ppbl/3L/3LHome.html
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description	This paper attempts to explore learner engagement and literacy-related issues among adult learners in a higher education context in a public university in Malaysia. 25 final year students in the B.A. English Language and Literature Studies (ELLS) programme in Universiti Sains Malaysia provide insightful comments on their learning experiences and literacy-related issues affecting their academic journey. Based on student responses in focus group interviews and students' journal entries, the paper examines the life stories of these adult learners and their views on learner engagement and literacy. This localized approach aims to provide literacy educators with a more comprehensive understanding of the complexities surrounding adult learners' learning experiences.
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title	Adult learners in higher education: learner engagement and literacy-related issues
title_short	Adult learners in higher education: learner engagement and literacy-related issues
title_full	Adult learners in higher education: learner engagement and literacy-related issues
title_fullStr	Adult learners in higher education: learner engagement and literacy-related issues
title_full_unstemmed	Adult learners in higher education: learner engagement and literacy-related issues
title_sort	adult learners in higher education: learner engagement and literacy-related issues
publisher	Pusat Pengajian Bahasa dan Linguistik, FSSK, UKM
publishDate	2006
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Adult learners in higher education: learner engagement and literacy-related issues

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