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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827543103321

Autore

Wood Meena

Titolo

APL and bilingual learners / / Meena Wood

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1995

ISBN

1-134-84872-2

1-280-32714-6

0-203-29986-8

0-203-13828-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (239 p.)

Collana

Further education

Disciplina

374.0130941

Soggetti

Students, Foreign - Great Britain

College credits - Standards - Evaluation

Language and education - Great Britain

Bilingualism - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-218) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; List of acronyms and abbreviations; Foreword to the series; Acknowledgements; Introduction; The background; The role of guidance advocate within the APL process; A holistic APL profile; Learning styles; Case study; APL induction module; The European dimension and APL; Partnerships in APL; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Assessment and Accreditation of Prior Learning systems are now widely used in colleges to open up access for potential students by harnessing their prior learning, knowledge and skills. But one major issue, language and literacy, has not yet been adequately addressed, and our education system still presents many barriers for non-native speakers of English. This book focuses on practical and pro-active ways of approaching these problems using case studies and examples throughout. The various chapters cover:  * Ways of resourcing and implementing APL systems * The implications this h