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The Gender, Language and Power Series (Book 2), 1999

Title Gender, Language and Power: Learning Resources ; Inclusive Learning Resources for Adult Eng... more Title Gender, Language and Power: Learning Resources ; Inclusive Learning Resources for Adult English Language, Literacy and Numeracy
Book 2 of Gender Communication Series

Author Jeanne Solity

Edition illustrated
Publisher Penoestra Publications, 1999
ISBN 0957746814, 9780957746817
Length 116 pages

WOMENS FORUM PAPERS FROM 1994 ACAL CONFERENCE , 1994

These 12 papers reflect the range of issues and perspectives discussed at a forum that addressed ... more These 12 papers reflect the range of issues and perspectives discussed at a forum that addressed three main topics: what a feminist critical literacy pedagogy is; a gender perspective of policy, organizations, and teachers' work; and concepts and practices of equity and inclusivity. The papers are as follows: " A Crisis of Identity: Developing Strategies for Gender
Inclusive Literacy Practices" (Jeanne Solity)

WOMENS FORUM PAPERS ARTICAL, 1994

These 12 papers reflect the range of issues and perspectives discussed at a forum that addressed ... more These 12 papers reflect the range of issues and perspectives discussed at a forum that addressed three main topics: what a feminist critical literacy pedagogy is; a gender perspective of policy, organizations, and teachers' work; and concepts and practices of equity and inclusivity. The papers are as follows: "
ED 381 629 CE 068 717
TITLE Women's Forum: Gender, Language and Critical Literacy
(Manly, Sydney, Australia, April 7-9, 1994). Forum
Papers.
INSTITUTION Australian National Languages and Literacy Inst.,
Deakin.; New South Wales Dept. of TAFE, Ultimo
(Australia).; Technology Univ., Sydney
(Australia).
PUB DATE Apr 94
NOTE 83p.
PUB TYPE Collected Works - Conference Proceedings (021)
EDRS PRICE MF01/PC04 Plus Postage.
DESCRIPTORS Adult Basic Education; Adult Literacy; Bilingualism;
*Consciousness Raising; Educational Change;
Ethnicity; Females; *Feminism; Foreign Countries;
*Literacy Education; Numeracy; *Progressive
Education; Sex Fairness; *Womens Education; Womens
Studies
IDENTIFIERS Australia
ABSTRACT
These 12 papers reflect the range of issues and
perspectives discussed at a forum that addressed three main topics:
what a feminist critical literacy pedagogy is; a gender perspective
of policy, organizations, and teachers' work; and concepts and
practices of equity and inclusivity. The papers are as follows:
"Questioning 'Progressive' Pedagogies" (Alison Lee); "Towards a
Feminist Critical Numeracy Pedagogy" (Betty Johnston); "A Letter to
Conference Participants" (Tricia Bowen); "'Once Upon a Time...': An
Examination of Some Picture Books in the Light of a Feminist Critical
Literacy Pedagogy" (Terri Morley-Warner); "Policy, Organisation, and
Teachers' Work" (Jill Sanguinetti); "The Struggle for Critical
Literacy and Feminist Reform: Some Axioms and Observations" (Nicole
Gliding); "The Reconstruction of Women's Work in Adult Education"
(Jennifer Angwin); "Bilingual NESB [Non-English Speaking Background]
Women: An Untapped Resource" (Marta Rado); "Concepts and Practices of
Inclusivity: Centring White Ethnicity in Literacy Practice" (Sue
Shore); "A Crisis of Identity: Developing Strategies for Gender
Inclusive Literacy Practices" (Jeanne Solity); "Talking on the Outer
Edge" (Merilyn Childs); and "Postscript: Notes for a Film" (Delia
Bradshaw). The forum program is appended. (YLB)

ABSRACT Sudanese women refugees face significant gender, cultural and linguistic barriers in acce... more ABSRACT Sudanese women refugees face significant gender, cultural and linguistic barriers in accessing TESOL programs with Equity Policies failing to shift power and relationships both between, and within refugee Sudanese communities. They experience lower second language levels than Sudanese men and their spoken English is pronouncedly more advanced than their writing. Access problems related to cultural and family obligations ie childcare, trauma and social isolation also exist. Current TESOL approaches are criticised as too method-based, with inflexible curriculums and process dominating over function, with grammatical often excluding communicative fluency. These approaches failing to address unequal power, race, and gender relationships, the bias of knowledges and the changing and imagined, social construction of learners identity. Teachers here are seen “as technicians, passing on skills rather than ‘transformative individuals exposing these biases. In adopting a critical femin...

Alaa Alanz 2nd Combined Conference, Aug 8, 2011

Alaa Alanz 2nd Combined Conference, Aug 8, 2011

Gender Language and Power 1999 by Jeanne Solity

The Making a Difference Research Report 1999 BOOK by Jeanne Solity

Gender Language and Power: Teachers Guide 1999 by Jeanne Solity

Books by Jeanne Solity

Making a Difference RESEARCH REPORT, 1999

Adult education of women-31 pages A national research survey into the vocational training needs o... more Adult education of women-31 pages A national research survey into the vocational training needs of women in adult literacy programs in Australia and the recommended curriculum to fit these needs. 31 pages More »

The Gender, Language and Power Series (Book 2), 1999

Title Gender, Language and Power: Learning Resources ; Inclusive Learning Resources for Adult Eng... more Title Gender, Language and Power: Learning Resources ; Inclusive Learning Resources for Adult English Language, Literacy and Numeracy
Book 2 of Gender Communication Series

Author Jeanne Solity

Edition illustrated
Publisher Penoestra Publications, 1999
ISBN 0957746814, 9780957746817
Length 116 pages

WOMENS FORUM PAPERS FROM 1994 ACAL CONFERENCE , 1994

These 12 papers reflect the range of issues and perspectives discussed at a forum that addressed ... more These 12 papers reflect the range of issues and perspectives discussed at a forum that addressed three main topics: what a feminist critical literacy pedagogy is; a gender perspective of policy, organizations, and teachers' work; and concepts and practices of equity and inclusivity. The papers are as follows: " A Crisis of Identity: Developing Strategies for Gender
Inclusive Literacy Practices" (Jeanne Solity)

WOMENS FORUM PAPERS ARTICAL, 1994

These 12 papers reflect the range of issues and perspectives discussed at a forum that addressed ... more These 12 papers reflect the range of issues and perspectives discussed at a forum that addressed three main topics: what a feminist critical literacy pedagogy is; a gender perspective of policy, organizations, and teachers' work; and concepts and practices of equity and inclusivity. The papers are as follows: "
ED 381 629 CE 068 717
TITLE Women's Forum: Gender, Language and Critical Literacy
(Manly, Sydney, Australia, April 7-9, 1994). Forum
Papers.
INSTITUTION Australian National Languages and Literacy Inst.,
Deakin.; New South Wales Dept. of TAFE, Ultimo
(Australia).; Technology Univ., Sydney
(Australia).
PUB DATE Apr 94
NOTE 83p.
PUB TYPE Collected Works - Conference Proceedings (021)
EDRS PRICE MF01/PC04 Plus Postage.
DESCRIPTORS Adult Basic Education; Adult Literacy; Bilingualism;
*Consciousness Raising; Educational Change;
Ethnicity; Females; *Feminism; Foreign Countries;
*Literacy Education; Numeracy; *Progressive
Education; Sex Fairness; *Womens Education; Womens
Studies
IDENTIFIERS Australia
ABSTRACT
These 12 papers reflect the range of issues and
perspectives discussed at a forum that addressed three main topics:
what a feminist critical literacy pedagogy is; a gender perspective
of policy, organizations, and teachers' work; and concepts and
practices of equity and inclusivity. The papers are as follows:
"Questioning 'Progressive' Pedagogies" (Alison Lee); "Towards a
Feminist Critical Numeracy Pedagogy" (Betty Johnston); "A Letter to
Conference Participants" (Tricia Bowen); "'Once Upon a Time...': An
Examination of Some Picture Books in the Light of a Feminist Critical
Literacy Pedagogy" (Terri Morley-Warner); "Policy, Organisation, and
Teachers' Work" (Jill Sanguinetti); "The Struggle for Critical
Literacy and Feminist Reform: Some Axioms and Observations" (Nicole
Gliding); "The Reconstruction of Women's Work in Adult Education"
(Jennifer Angwin); "Bilingual NESB [Non-English Speaking Background]
Women: An Untapped Resource" (Marta Rado); "Concepts and Practices of
Inclusivity: Centring White Ethnicity in Literacy Practice" (Sue
Shore); "A Crisis of Identity: Developing Strategies for Gender
Inclusive Literacy Practices" (Jeanne Solity); "Talking on the Outer
Edge" (Merilyn Childs); and "Postscript: Notes for a Film" (Delia
Bradshaw). The forum program is appended. (YLB)

ABSRACT Sudanese women refugees face significant gender, cultural and linguistic barriers in acce... more ABSRACT Sudanese women refugees face significant gender, cultural and linguistic barriers in accessing TESOL programs with Equity Policies failing to shift power and relationships both between, and within refugee Sudanese communities. They experience lower second language levels than Sudanese men and their spoken English is pronouncedly more advanced than their writing. Access problems related to cultural and family obligations ie childcare, trauma and social isolation also exist. Current TESOL approaches are criticised as too method-based, with inflexible curriculums and process dominating over function, with grammatical often excluding communicative fluency. These approaches failing to address unequal power, race, and gender relationships, the bias of knowledges and the changing and imagined, social construction of learners identity. Teachers here are seen “as technicians, passing on skills rather than ‘transformative individuals exposing these biases. In adopting a critical femin...

Alaa Alanz 2nd Combined Conference, Aug 8, 2011

Alaa Alanz 2nd Combined Conference, Aug 8, 2011

Making a Difference RESEARCH REPORT, 1999

Adult education of women-31 pages A national research survey into the vocational training needs o... more Adult education of women-31 pages A national research survey into the vocational training needs of women in adult literacy programs in Australia and the recommended curriculum to fit these needs. 31 pages More »