Return-Path: <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id gAA4COX12655; Sat, 9 Nov 2002 23:12:24 -0500 (EST) Date: Sat, 9 Nov 2002 23:12:24 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <sdcd956b.087@langate.gsu.edu> Errors-To: alcrsb@langate.gsu.edu Reply-To: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Daphne Greenberg" <alcdgg@langate.gsu.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-WOMENLIT:2376] Re: questions X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise Internet Agent 6.0.2 Status: O Content-Length: 2854 Lines: 75 Does anyone know what the objection is to the word student? And how the word learner "fixes" that objection? Daphne Daphne Greenberg Associate Director Center for the Study of Adult Literacy Georgia State University University Plaza Atlanta, GA 30303-3083 phone: 404-651-0127 fax:404-651-4901 dgreenberg@gsu.edu >>> gspangenberg@caalusa.org 11/09/02 07:42 AM >>> Daphne, On your first question, I always have trouble with the terms "learners" or "adult learners," because all of those terms include ALL adults -- i.e. we are ALL learners or adult learners regardless of the domain of learning. Also, I think "student" is a honorable term as is "literacy" and that both convey a very positive concept. Like you, I am inclined to feel that we need better terminology, as do the students who are learning or have learned new literacy skills and who aspire to provide much-needed leadership in the field. I don't necessarily have something better to offer, but perhaps "literacy learners," or "adult literacy learners" or even "adult literacy students" are worth considering. It will be interesting to see what other suggestions are made in your listserv and I hope Marty Furstenberg as Executive Director of VALUE will among those sharing their thoughts about this. Gail >As I mentioned in one of my previous posts, from time to time I will >pose questions that I am struggling with while I am doing my >research. Here are two questions: > >1. Do you prefer the term learner or student? Do you prefer the term >teacher or instructor? If you have a preference, why? I am >struggling with the words that we use, but I don't know enough to >know why I am struggling. What do we imply when we use the word >learner vs. student? What do we imply when we use the word teacher >vs. instructor? Are there other terms that are even better? > >2. I would like to make sure that the reading materials that we >offer to our learners/students are as diverse as possible. How do I >ensure this? For example, if I want to include books with characters >who have diverse orientations-what proportion of the books should >this be? Also, does anyone know of appropriate books that cover LGBT >issues/characters that are written between the 2nd and 7th grade >reading levels (Mev, I know that you have supplied lists, but are >any of the books that you have mentioned written below the 7th grade >reading level)? > >Any thoughts ideas about any of the above? >Daphne > >Daphne Greenberg >Associate Director >Center for the Study of Adult Literacy >Georgia State University >University Plaza >Atlanta, GA 30303-3083 >phone: 404-651-0127 >fax:404-651-4901 >dgreenberg@gsu.edu -- Gail Spangenberg President Council for Advancement of Adult Literacy 1221 Avenue of the Americas - 50th Fl New York, NY 10020 212-512-2362, fax 212-512-2610
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