A4 Article in conference proceedings
Getting a grip on basic skills : toward professional development of SLIFE teachers (2021)
Tammelin-Laine, T., Bogdanoff, M., Vaarala, H., Mustonen, S., & Kärkkäinen, K. (2021). Getting a grip on basic skills : toward professional development of SLIFE teachers. In M. D’Agostino, & E. Mocciaro (Eds.), Languages and literacy in new migrations : Research, practice and policy. Selected papers from the 14th Annual Meeting of LESLLA (pp. 471-488). Unipa Press. Proceedings of the Low-Educated Adult Second Language and Literacy Acquisition Symposium.
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Publication details
All authors or editors: Tammelin-Laine, Taina; Bogdanoff, Minna; Vaarala, Heidi; Mustonen, Sanna; Kärkkäinen, K.
Parent publication: Languages and literacy in new migrations : Research, practice and policy. Selected papers from the 14th Annual Meeting of LESLLA
Parent publication editors: D’Agostino, M.; Mocciaro, E.
Conference:
- Low Educated Second Language and Literacy Acquisition
Place and date of conference: Palermo, Italy, 4.-6.10.2018
ISBN: 978-88-5509-337-8
eISBN: 978-88-5509-338-5
Journal or series: Proceedings of the Low-Educated Adult Second Language and Literacy Acquisition Symposium
ISSN: 1996-1316
Publication year: 2021
Pages range: 471-488
Publisher: Unipa Press
Place of Publication: Palermo
Publication country: Italy
Publication language: English
Publication open access: Not open
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Abstract
“Getting a grip on basic skills” is a project, which aimed to develop and pilot an inservice teacher training model for promoting the skills of LESLLA (Literacy Education and Second Language Learning for Adults) teachers in supporting the development of basic skills of immigrant adults. In this article, we will describe the project, planned and implemented in Finland, discuss observations and implications of the pilot, and give some examples of the good practices developed and observed during the project. Additionally, we will contemplate the challenges of the longterm web-based training model and the teachers’ everyday work.
Keywords: teachers; continuing professional education; professional development; immigrants; education and training
Free keywords: LESLLA teachers; in-service teacher training; immigrant education; professional development; blended learning
Contributing organizations
Related projects
- Getting a grip on basic skills: pedagogical design for teachers and assistants in migrant education
- Vaarala, Heidi
- Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment of North Ostrobothnia
Ministry reporting: Yes
Reporting Year: 2021
JUFO rating: 1
