New EU speak module coming in January for those working with adult immigrants with limited literacy #multilingualism #bilingualism #LESLLA
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November 26, 2024 at 8:50 AM
New EU speak module coming in January for those working with adult immigrants with limited literacy #multilingualism #bilingualism #LESLLA
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Feel free to share with your networks!
Super excited to kick of the 20th #LESLLA symposium tomorrow 4.6 with my keynote on #digitallearning of adult migrant #secondlanguage and #literacy learners @uqam.ca event.fourwaves.com/leslla2025/p...
LESLLA 2025 - Travailler ensemble / Working Together
Fourwaves - LESLLA 2025 - Travailler ensemble / Working Together
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June 3, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Super excited to kick of the 20th #LESLLA symposium tomorrow 4.6 with my keynote on #digitallearning of adult migrant #secondlanguage and #literacy learners @uqam.ca event.fourwaves.com/leslla2025/p...
Online LESLLA 2025 #conferenceparticipation update: my colleagues in Canada at Université Laval are having a lunch break now (12.45), while I am more likely to have a glass of sparkly (19.45) and will try to stay fresh for more inspiring #LESLLA presentations starting at 21.30 local time 🤩
June 4, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Online LESLLA 2025 #conferenceparticipation update: my colleagues in Canada at Université Laval are having a lunch break now (12.45), while I am more likely to have a glass of sparkly (19.45) and will try to stay fresh for more inspiring #LESLLA presentations starting at 21.30 local time 🤩
Diss: English, Finnish; Applied Linguistics, Language Acquisition; Malessa (2025): "Access to (M)ALL"
Diss: English, Finnish; Applied Linguistics, Language Acquisition; Malessa (2025): "Access to (M)ALL"
Adult migrants with limited and/or interrupted formal educational backgrounds, known as LESLLA learners, are at the heart of this study, which focuses on adult late literacy education in Finland. LESLLA learners are faced with the enormous challenge to simultaneously learn oral language skills and first-time literacy skills in a second language. Due to universal digitalization, LESLLA learners also need digital skills to navigate daily life and learning contexts. This study explored the role of
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June 11, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Diss: English, Finnish; Applied Linguistics, Language Acquisition; Malessa (2025): "Access to (M)ALL"
Gatekeeping & gate-opening: Ethical & reflexive research with #LESLLA stakeholders, our response (kudos to @skyeplaysted.bsky.social Jemima R K, Live G) to "Why should I care? #Researchethics in the field of adult L2 literacy (@lshepperd.bsky.social & Kaatje D) is out now: doi.org/10.51751/duj...
March 29, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Gatekeeping & gate-opening: Ethical & reflexive research with #LESLLA stakeholders, our response (kudos to @skyeplaysted.bsky.social Jemima R K, Live G) to "Why should I care? #Researchethics in the field of adult L2 literacy (@lshepperd.bsky.social & Kaatje D) is out now: doi.org/10.51751/duj...
Interested in Digital learning in LESLLA education (adult second language and late literacy training) ? See my #LESLLA 2025 symposium keynote slides zenodo.org/records/1582... on Zenodo #adulteducation #digitalskills #L2literacy #SLIFE
Digital learning technologies, tools and skills in LESLLA education
Presentation slides of my virtual keynote "Digital learning technologies, tools, and skills in LESLLA education " which kicked off the 20th LESLLA Symposium with. The LESLLA 2025 Symposium, was co-org...
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July 7, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Interested in Digital learning in LESLLA education (adult second language and late literacy training) ? See my #LESLLA 2025 symposium keynote slides zenodo.org/records/1582... on Zenodo #adulteducation #digitalskills #L2literacy #SLIFE
Blended learning isn’t just about mixing formats. For LESLLA learners, it’s about bridging worlds—between analog and digital, exclusion and empowerment. Done right, it’s transformational. #literacy #BlendedLearning #EquityInEducation
April 24, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Blended learning isn’t just about mixing formats. For LESLLA learners, it’s about bridging worlds—between analog and digital, exclusion and empowerment. Done right, it’s transformational. #literacy #BlendedLearning #EquityInEducation
Today we examine :
Jehoul, A., Van Nuffel, H., & Schiepers, M. (2025). Blend up: empowering LESLLA learners through blended learning. ReCALL, 37(2), 157–173. doi:10.1017/S0958344024000363
Jehoul, A., Van Nuffel, H., & Schiepers, M. (2025). Blend up: empowering LESLLA learners through blended learning. ReCALL, 37(2), 157–173. doi:10.1017/S0958344024000363
April 24, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Today we examine :
Jehoul, A., Van Nuffel, H., & Schiepers, M. (2025). Blend up: empowering LESLLA learners through blended learning. ReCALL, 37(2), 157–173. doi:10.1017/S0958344024000363
Jehoul, A., Van Nuffel, H., & Schiepers, M. (2025). Blend up: empowering LESLLA learners through blended learning. ReCALL, 37(2), 157–173. doi:10.1017/S0958344024000363
Highly recommended: Educating refugee-background students (ed. Shapiro, Farrelly, Curry),Critical reflections on research methods-power & equity in complex multilingual contexts (ed. Warringer, Bigelow),Teaching adult immigrants with limited formal education(ed. Kreeft Peyton, Young-Scholten)#LESLLA
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#cybermonday #ebooks
Hurry - offer ends at midnight tonight!
#cybermonday #ebooks
December 1, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Highly recommended: Educating refugee-background students (ed. Shapiro, Farrelly, Curry),Critical reflections on research methods-power & equity in complex multilingual contexts (ed. Warringer, Bigelow),Teaching adult immigrants with limited formal education(ed. Kreeft Peyton, Young-Scholten)#LESLLA
Das #grk2700 war durch Martina Franz dos Santos (B3b) auf dem diesjährigen LESLLA Symposium vertreten. Sie beteiligte sich an einem Online-Panel, stellte ein Poster zu ihrer Interventionsstudie sowie ihr Kapitel in einem kürzlich erschienenen Buch vor.
#linguistik #unimarburg #sprachwissenschaft
#linguistik #unimarburg #sprachwissenschaft
September 22, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Das #grk2700 war durch Martina Franz dos Santos (B3b) auf dem diesjährigen LESLLA Symposium vertreten. Sie beteiligte sich an einem Online-Panel, stellte ein Poster zu ihrer Interventionsstudie sowie ihr Kapitel in einem kürzlich erschienenen Buch vor.
#linguistik #unimarburg #sprachwissenschaft
#linguistik #unimarburg #sprachwissenschaft
Out now: Redesigning a Serious Game App with LESLLA Teachers for Adult Migrant Second Language and Literacy Learners: Enhancing Accessibility and Usability . EDeR. Educational Design Research, 9(2). doi.org/10.15460/ede... @utu.fi @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social #seriousgame #LESLLA #MALL #PD
July 30, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Out now: Redesigning a Serious Game App with LESLLA Teachers for Adult Migrant Second Language and Literacy Learners: Enhancing Accessibility and Usability . EDeR. Educational Design Research, 9(2). doi.org/10.15460/ede... @utu.fi @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social #seriousgame #LESLLA #MALL #PD
Our next module Bilingualism and Multilingualism opens for registration on 13 January 2025, running for six weeks from Weds 22 January, and open until the end of March. The module includes live webinars alongside module content. Find out more: research.ncl.ac.uk/eu-speak/mod...
November 27, 2024 at 4:40 PM
Our next module Bilingualism and Multilingualism opens for registration on 13 January 2025, running for six weeks from Weds 22 January, and open until the end of March. The module includes live webinars alongside module content. Find out more: research.ncl.ac.uk/eu-speak/mod...
Happy New Year and great to start 2026 with a new article out from myself and Kaatje Dalderop!
Watch this space for the responses to our viewpoint, coming soon!
#LESLLA #researchethics #ethicsofcare #migration #appliedlinguistics
dujal.nl/article/view...
Watch this space for the responses to our viewpoint, coming soon!
#LESLLA #researchethics #ethicsofcare #migration #appliedlinguistics
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Why should I care? Research ethics in the field of adult L2 Literacy
| Dutch Journal of Applied Linguistics
Dutch Journal of Applied Linguistics. Official journal of the Dutch Association of Applied Linguistics (Anéla)
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January 7, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Happy New Year and great to start 2026 with a new article out from myself and Kaatje Dalderop!
Watch this space for the responses to our viewpoint, coming soon!
#LESLLA #researchethics #ethicsofcare #migration #appliedlinguistics
dujal.nl/article/view...
Watch this space for the responses to our viewpoint, coming soon!
#LESLLA #researchethics #ethicsofcare #migration #appliedlinguistics
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Blended learning can increase flexibility, language practice, and digital literacy for LESLLA learners—but only with face-to-face support, accessible tools, and scaffolding. Digital tools can empower—but they can also exclude. #DigitalInclusion
April 24, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Blended learning can increase flexibility, language practice, and digital literacy for LESLLA learners—but only with face-to-face support, accessible tools, and scaffolding. Digital tools can empower—but they can also exclude. #DigitalInclusion
Literacy Education and Second Language Learning for Adults Symposium Quebec, June 2025
2025.https://www.leslla.org/latest-news/2024/10/16/leslla-20th-annual-symposium-save-the-date-call-for-proposals-1
2025.https://www.leslla.org/latest-news/2024/10/16/leslla-20th-annual-symposium-save-the-date-call-for-proposals-1
December 18, 2024 at 11:43 AM
Literacy Education and Second Language Learning for Adults Symposium Quebec, June 2025
2025.https://www.leslla.org/latest-news/2024/10/16/leslla-20th-annual-symposium-save-the-date-call-for-proposals-1
2025.https://www.leslla.org/latest-news/2024/10/16/leslla-20th-annual-symposium-save-the-date-call-for-proposals-1
Good blended design for LESLLA? It means:
Strong F2F foundation, Gradual intro to tech, Mobile-first tools, Real-life relevance & Teacher warmth + constant feedback This isn't “plug-and-play”—it’s careful, human-centered pedagogy. #AdultLearning
Strong F2F foundation, Gradual intro to tech, Mobile-first tools, Real-life relevance & Teacher warmth + constant feedback This isn't “plug-and-play”—it’s careful, human-centered pedagogy. #AdultLearning
April 24, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Good blended design for LESLLA? It means:
Strong F2F foundation, Gradual intro to tech, Mobile-first tools, Real-life relevance & Teacher warmth + constant feedback This isn't “plug-and-play”—it’s careful, human-centered pedagogy. #AdultLearning
Strong F2F foundation, Gradual intro to tech, Mobile-first tools, Real-life relevance & Teacher warmth + constant feedback This isn't “plug-and-play”—it’s careful, human-centered pedagogy. #AdultLearning
LESLLA is an acronym for Literacy Education and Second Language Learning for Adults.
This study used a mixed-methods approach: a systematic review + focus groups with students, teachers, and coordinators across Flemish adult ed centers.
This study used a mixed-methods approach: a systematic review + focus groups with students, teachers, and coordinators across Flemish adult ed centers.
April 24, 2025 at 7:23 AM
LESLLA is an acronym for Literacy Education and Second Language Learning for Adults.
This study used a mixed-methods approach: a systematic review + focus groups with students, teachers, and coordinators across Flemish adult ed centers.
This study used a mixed-methods approach: a systematic review + focus groups with students, teachers, and coordinators across Flemish adult ed centers.
Welcome to the public defense of my dissertation Access to (M)ALL focusing on adult #literacy and #L2 language learners #LESLLA this Saturday 5.4, in-person or online, links for my dissertation and online participation in the press release www.jyu.fi/en/news/diss...
Dissertation: Digital learning materials must also be designed for adult second language and literacy learners (Malessa)
FM, MA Eva Malessa's doctoral thesis explores how digital learning materials can be developed to better support adult second language and literacy learners with limites/interrupted formal educational ...
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March 31, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Welcome to the public defense of my dissertation Access to (M)ALL focusing on adult #literacy and #L2 language learners #LESLLA this Saturday 5.4, in-person or online, links for my dissertation and online participation in the press release www.jyu.fi/en/news/diss...
Goed jullie allen weer terug te zien. Ik heb me een poosje niet gemeld. Kon er even niet in, maar nu is alles weer okee!
Ik hoop op goede ontmoetingen en zal me vaker hier melden. Het blauwe vogeltje fladdert alle kanten op en dat bevalt niet meer zo. Ik blijf wel op X ivm mijn taken bij LESLLA.
Ik hoop op goede ontmoetingen en zal me vaker hier melden. Het blauwe vogeltje fladdert alle kanten op en dat bevalt niet meer zo. Ik blijf wel op X ivm mijn taken bij LESLLA.
Literacy Education and Second Language Learning for Adults
LESLLA.org
January 9, 2024 at 3:44 PM
Goed jullie allen weer terug te zien. Ik heb me een poosje niet gemeld. Kon er even niet in, maar nu is alles weer okee!
Ik hoop op goede ontmoetingen en zal me vaker hier melden. Het blauwe vogeltje fladdert alle kanten op en dat bevalt niet meer zo. Ik blijf wel op X ivm mijn taken bij LESLLA.
Ik hoop op goede ontmoetingen en zal me vaker hier melden. Het blauwe vogeltje fladdert alle kanten op en dat bevalt niet meer zo. Ik blijf wel op X ivm mijn taken bij LESLLA.
🔓 Malessa, E., Playsted, S., Rillera Kempster, J., & Grinden, L. (2026). Gatekeeping and gate-opening: Ethical and reflexive research with LESLLA stakeholders. Dutch Journal of Applied Linguistics, 15. dujal.nl/article/view...
View of Gatekeeping and gate-opening: Ethical and reflexive research with LESLLA stakeholders
Dutch Journal of Applied Linguistics. Official journal of the Dutch Association of Applied Linguistics (Anéla)
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March 30, 2026 at 7:02 PM
🔓 Malessa, E., Playsted, S., Rillera Kempster, J., & Grinden, L. (2026). Gatekeeping and gate-opening: Ethical and reflexive research with LESLLA stakeholders. Dutch Journal of Applied Linguistics, 15. dujal.nl/article/view...
Unsere Promovendin Martina Franz dos Santos mit ihrem Vortrag "Entwicklung eines Testinstruments zur Erfassung funktionaler Literalität bei LESLLA-Lernenden im Kontext von Deutsch als Zweitsprache" auf der ALTE in München! Fotos: Cordula Flegel
#grk2700 #unimarburg #daf #goetheinstitut
#grk2700 #unimarburg #daf #goetheinstitut
May 18, 2026 at 10:21 AM
Unsere Promovendin Martina Franz dos Santos mit ihrem Vortrag "Entwicklung eines Testinstruments zur Erfassung funktionaler Literalität bei LESLLA-Lernenden im Kontext von Deutsch als Zweitsprache" auf der ALTE in München! Fotos: Cordula Flegel
#grk2700 #unimarburg #daf #goetheinstitut
#grk2700 #unimarburg #daf #goetheinstitut
Gemeinsam mit einer Kollegin aus den USA hat unsere Doktorandin Martina Franz dos Santos (Projekt B3b) Anfang November eine internationale LESLLA Coffee Break zum Thema “LESLLA Assessment around the Globe” moderiert.
Martina stellte dabei auch ihr eigenes Forschungsprojekt vor.
#GRK2700 #LESLLA
Martina stellte dabei auch ihr eigenes Forschungsprojekt vor.
#GRK2700 #LESLLA
November 20, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Confs: 21th Annual LESLLA Symposium: Bridging Languages: Literacy, Plurilingual Repertoires, New Languages
Confs: 21th Annual LESLLA Symposium: Bridging Languages: Literacy, Plurilingual Repertoires, New Languages
LESLLA (Literacy Education and Second Language Learning for Adults) engages and supports research initiatives, teaching approaches, and policies that contribute to high-quality and inclusive learning opportunities for adult migrants who face the dual challenge of learning a new language while at the same time learning to read and write for the first time or consolidating their existing literacy skills.
LESLLA’s 21st Annual Symposium will be held in Brno (Czech Republic) from 20 to 22 August 2
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May 15, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Confs: 21th Annual LESLLA Symposium: Bridging Languages: Literacy, Plurilingual Repertoires, New Languages
Calls: 21th Annual LESLLA Symposium: Bridging Languages: Literacy, Plurilingual Repertoires, New Languages
Calls: 21th Annual LESLLA Symposium: Bridging Languages: Literacy, Plurilingual Repertoires, New Languages
Call for Papers:
New deadline for submitting panel and workshop proposals: 15 February 2026.
LESLLA (Literacy Education and Second Language Learning for Adults) engages and supports research initiatives, teaching approaches, and policies that contribute to high-quality and inclusive learning opportunities for adult migrants who face the dual challenge of learning a new language while at the same time learning to read and write for the first time or consolidating their existing literacy ski
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February 2, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Calls: 21th Annual LESLLA Symposium: Bridging Languages: Literacy, Plurilingual Repertoires, New Languages