APL and the Bilingual Learner

✍ Scribed by Meena Wood

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 1994
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 239
• Series: Further Education: The Assessment and Accreditation of Prior Learning
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

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 has for staff development * Methods for assessing prior linguistic ability and accrediting qualifications gained overseas * The role of the guidance advocate worker * The TDLB APL assessor and advisors award * Recent developments within Europe and how these affect National Vocational Qualifications and the current APL systems

✦ Table of Contents

Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
List of illustrations......Page 7
List of acronyms and abbreviations......Page 8
Foreword to the series......Page 10
Acknowledgements......Page 13
Introduction......Page 14
The background......Page 16
The role of guidance advocate within the APL process......Page 47
A holistic APL profile......Page 84
Learning styles......Page 123
Case study......Page 142
APL induction module......Page 170
The European dimension and APL......Page 195
Partnerships in APL......Page 216
References......Page 232
Index......Page 234