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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Via AILA <FONT face=Tahoma>Research Network on Language Policy...</FONT></FONT></DIV>

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<DIV class=gmail_quote><BR>From: <B class=gmail_sendername>Sarah Elaine Eaton</B> <SPAN dir=ltr><<A href="mailto:sarahelaineeaton@gmail.com">sarahelaineeaton@gmail.com</A>></SPAN><BR></DIV>

<DIV class=gmail_quote>Dear colleagues:<BR><BR>I wanted to let you know about a new research report entitled "Formal,<BR>non-formal and informal learning: The case of literacy, essential<BR>skills, and language learning in Canada". It examines the literacy and<BR>essential skills, as well as the learning of second and other<BR>languages in Canada in terms of formal, non-formal and informal<BR>learning. It then discusses the emergence of asset-based frameworks<BR>that are being used in both literacy and language learning in Canada,<BR>including applications of the Common European Framework of Reference<BR>for Language.<BR><BR>The report is now available in .pdf format through these websites:<BR><BR>European Association for the Education of Adults<BR><A href="http://www.eaea.org/news.php?aid=17397&k=2088&%20d=2010-02" target=_blank>http://www.eaea.org/news.php?aid=17397&k=2088&%20d=2010-02</A><BR><BR>and<BR><BR>Centre for Adult English Language Acquisition (CAELA) database<BR>(Reference ID#274)<BR><A href="http://www.cal.org/CALWebDB/ESLResourceDB/" target=_blank>http://www.cal.org/CALWebDB/ESLResourceDB/</A><BR><BR>The executive summary may be found here:<BR><BR><A href="http://drsaraheaton.wordpress.com/2010/02/16/formal-non-formal-and-informal-learning-the-clase-of-literacy-and-language-learning-in-canada/" target=_blank>http://drsaraheaton.wordpress.com/2010/02/16/formal-non-formal-and-informal-learning-the-clase-of-literacy-and-language-learning-in-canada/</A><BR><BR><BR>--<BR>*********************************************<BR>Sarah Elaine Eaton, Ph.D.<BR><BR>Research Associate<BR>Language Research Centre<BR>University of Calgary<BR><BR>Email: <A href="mailto:sarahelaineeaton@gmail.com">sarahelaineeaton@gmail.com</A><BR>Web page: <A href="http://www.eatonintl.com/" target=_blank>www.eatonintl.com</A><BR>Blog: <A href="http://drsaraheaton.wordpress.com/" target=_blank>http://drsaraheaton.wordpress.com/</A><BR>Skype user name: SarahElaineEaton<BR>Twitter: DrSarahEaton<BR>*********************************************<BR></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>