Hi All, 

I hope it's OK if I send around an email about a course I am involved with this summer, called, "Linking Learning to Literacies: A Social Practice View." We are trying to get an international mix of people to come here. Lancaster University, where the residential will be held, is located right near the Lake District and it's an ideal place to be in July. The course is for both doctoral and master's level students, and if you think they might be interested, please pass this on...Many thanks, Sondra Cuban
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Lancaster University Literacy Research Centre 

Summer School: 16 - 20 July 2007

Linking Learning to Literacies: A Social Practice View

What do you know about learning, adult learners, and literacies? 
Join us for an exciting week-long Summer School to explore the puzzle of adult learning and its relation to literacy issues in many contexts.

We will explore the following topics:

*	Learning and the Adult Learner
*	Literacy Learning Provision
*	Mapping Learning Theories onto Literacy Theories
*	Literacy Learning Practices - Methods in Contexts
*	Learning Theories, Literacy Policies and Research

The summer school will be of interest to practitioners, managers, researchers and those interested in adult learning. It will provide an opportunity to meet people working in a similar field, develop a new network of colleagues and friends and provide an opportunity to deepen your knowledge of adult pedagogy. Contributors will include Sondra Cuban, Mary Hamilton, Yvon Appleby, David Barton, Roz Ivanič, and Anita Wilson.

Details and application forms attached, full information can be found on our website.

www.literacy.lancs.ac.uk

Your questions are welcome; please contact Kathryn James at Lancaster University Literacy Research Centre

Tel:  +44 (0) 1524 510 828
Fax:  +44 (0) 1524 592 914
Email: Kathryn.james at lancaster.ac.uk


Lancaster is an historic city in the North West of England, one hour from Manchester Airport and an hour's drive from the heart of the Lake District.