This course provides and introduction to adult literacy education as well as critically examining the research and theory about adult literacies. Adult learning priniciples, instructional strategies and techniques that are used to develop adult literacy skills will be examined. Course topics include, but are not limited to, digital literacy, barriers to literacy, the development of language and literacy skills in groups, as well as literacy coaching.
UNB’s Fredericton campus, located in New Brunswick’s capital, was established in 1785; its Saint John campus, located in New Brunswick’s largest city, was established in 1964.
UNB is among the oldest public universities in North America and the oldest English-language university in Canada.
UNB’s international students originate from more than 100 countries, contributing to the cultural fabric of our host communities and the entire province.
