Re-Thinking English Literacy Development in Tonga: A Case Study, 2012-2017

Autor/in	Jurmo, Paul
Titel	Re-Thinking English Literacy Development in Tonga: A Case Study, 2012-2017
Quelle	In: Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education, 47 (2017) 3, S.215-228 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0033-1538
DOI	10.1007/s11125-018-9427-z
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Case Studies; Literacy Education; English (Second Language); Volunteers; Program Effectiveness; Teacher Competencies; Student Centered Learning; Books; Libraries; Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Adult Literacy; Elementary School Students; Secondary School Students; International Cooperation; Tonga + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Freiwilliger; Lehrkunst; Group work; Student-entered learning; Student-centred learning; Student centred learning; Schülerorientierter Unterricht; Schülerzentrierter Unterricht; Gruppenarbeit; Book; Buch; Monographie; Monografie; Library; Bibliothek; Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Sekundarschüler; Internationale Kooperation; Internationale Zusammenarbeit
Abstract	This article presents a case study of a five-year English-literacy project carried out in primary and middle schools in the Pacific island nation of Tonga from 2012 to 2017. It summarizes why and how the project was begun; the activities carried out by Peace Corps Volunteers and Tongan partners; its objectives; and the products, procedures, and lessons that this international collaboration generated. The project aimed at building Tongan educators' capacities to create, use, and sustain "child-centered" (or "student-centered") instructional and assessment practices; use books, libraries, and technologies to support literacy development; strengthen family and community support for children's learning and literacy development; and increase access by young children and in-school and out-of-school youth and adults to literacy development opportunities. The article concludes with recommendations for actions that policymakers, practitioners, and parents might take to build a more effective literacy development system in their nations. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01