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Adult Literacy
English 386, given in collaboration with the Shriver Center, is a service learning course titled Adult Literacy Tutoring: Theory and Practice.
Students in this course will discuss theories of language and literacy acquisition pertaining to adult learners. They will then apply these theories in actual tutoring experiences. In addition, students will read and respond in writing to contemporary research concerning the social, political, and economic causes of illiteracy as well as suggested ways to ameliorate illiteracy on the social and individual levels. Authors whose work students may read include Paulo Freire, John Dewey, W.E.B. DuBois, Mike Rose, Glenda Hull, and Denny Taylor.
This course requires that students spend four hours per week serving as tutors to adult literacy learners in a Baltimore City community center. Note: Also listed as EDUC 386. Prerequisite: ENGL 100 or equivalent with a grade of “C” or better and permission of the Shriver Center. Cross-listed with ENGL 692. (AH).
