Adult Second Language Literacy
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University Main Building (Universitätshauptgebäude)
Welcome to our conference site! The ASLL 2023 was held at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany, with presenters, organizers and other people involved onsite in Jena and a wider audience participating online.
Whoever registered as a participant is enabled to access recorded keynotes, corredsponding abstracts and accompanying slides via this Link to the Program (Timetable with Abstracts, Zoom Links and a PDF Program)
Via the menu bar on your left you can find:
- Impressions of the conference (photo gallery) March 16-18, 2023
- Scientific Program
- Infopages for Participants and Presenters
The program (March 16, 2023) is also available as a PDF right below on this page below.
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Registration for on-site participants 1h 30m Foyer 1st Floor (University Main Building)
Foyer 1st Floor
University Main Building
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Keynote: Welcome Remarks and Keynote 1 Senatssaal 1st floor
Senatssaal 1st floor
Convener: Natalia Gagarina (ZAS Berlin)-
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Welcome Remarks 30mSpeakers: Karin Küßner (Head of Coordination “Decade for Literacy”, Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training), Prof. Christine Czinglar (Friedrich Schiller University Jena (Germany)), Pia Bergmann (Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena)
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KEYNOTE 1: Multilingual Assessment of Print Literacy in Adult Second Language Learners: Word Recognition in L2 German and L1 Arabic 1hSpeaker: Prof. Christine Czinglar (Friedrich Schiller University Jena (Germany))
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Coffee Break 30m Foyer 1st floor
Foyer 1st floor
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Sessions A: Quantitative Research, Assessment, Technical Literacy, and Precursors of Literacy: Session A1 Lecture Hall 24, ground floor
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Sessions B: Qualitative Research, Language Biographies, Literacy Practices, and Functional Literacy: Session B1 Senatssaal 1st floor
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Emerging Literacy in Multilingual Digital Practices of Young African Learners 20mSpeakers: Egle Mocciaro (Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic), Mari D'Agostino
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Developing Functional Literacy in Urban Mobility with Low-Literate Adult Migrants: Focuses on Didactic Activities in Training Courses 20mSpeakers: Elise Gandon (université Lumière Lyon 2), Véronique Rivière
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Motivation and Migration Plan and Their Influence on L2 Literacy: the Case of Adult Syrian Refugees in South-East Turkey 20m
Online
Speaker: Isabella Chiari (Sapienza Università di Roma)
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Coffee Break 20m Foyer 1st floor
Foyer 1st floor
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Workshops (online/on-site): Workshops
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Workshop A (on-site): Quantitative Research Design and Analysis (English) 1h 30m Lecture Hall 24, ground floor
Lecture Hall 24, ground floor
The workshop speakers would like the participants to download and pre-install in advance
- the .sav file (dataset) and
- the free software (see link).
This will save you more time in the workshop!Speakers: Marieke Vanbuel (UGent), Bart Deygers (Ghent University) -
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Workshop B (on-site): Including Literacy Practices in Instructional Practice: Integrating Technical and Functional Literacy in Adult Instruction (English) 1h 30m Senatssaal (University Main Building)
Senatssaal
University Main Building
Participants should be prepared to bring at least one real-world text (either a print copy or a photograph of the text is fine). This text should not be one that is used in a school or academic setting (i.e., it should not be a worksheet, textbook, or similar text). Some examples of appropriate texts might include a menu, a sign in public, a bill, a brochure or pamphlet with medical information, a religious text, etc.
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Workshop C (online): Lernberatung im Alphabetisierungsunterricht (German) 1h 30m SR 28
SR 28
Support by Milica Sabo
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Workshop D (online): Kontrastive Alphabetisierung in DaZ-Alphabetisierungskursen: Wie kann sie gelingen? (German) 1h 30m SR 29
SR 29
Support by Martino Pietrini
Speaker: Christina Noack (Universität Leipzig)
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On-Site Program
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Reception 1hSpeaker: Prof. Christine Czinglar (Friedrich Schiller University Jena (Germany))
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Keynote Senatssaal, 1st floor
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KEYNOTE 2: Construct-relevant Testing and LESLLA Learners: Measuring L2 Proficiency and Gains in Populations with Diverging Educational Profiles 1hSpeakers: Bart Deygers (Ghent University), Marieke Vanbuel (UGent)
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Coffee Break 30m Foyer 1st floor
Foyer 1st floor
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Sessions A: Quantitative Research, Assessment, Technical Literacy, and Precursors of Literacy: Session A2 Lecture Hall 24, ground floor
Lecture Hall 24, ground floor
Convener: Katrin Wisniewski-
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Developing and Validating a Multilingual Literacy Test for Asylum Seekers 20m Lecture Hall 24, ground floor
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Letter Recognition Strategies of Emergent Adult L2 Readers: The Role of L2 Knowledge and Cross-Linguistic Transfer 20m Lecture Hall 24
Lecture Hall 24
Speakers: Gina Do Manh (Institut für Deutsch als Fremd- und Zweitsprache), Yulia Edeleva
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Sessions B: Qualitative Research, Language Biographies, Literacy Practices, and Functional Literacy: Session B2 Senatssaal 1st floor
Senatssaal 1st floor
Convener: Karen Schramm (University of Vienna)-
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Literacy Artefacts from Real Life 20mSpeaker: Elena Waggershauser
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Texts in Everyday Life Literacy Practices of Migrant Adult Second Language Learners of German with L1 Arabic 20mSpeakers: Franziska Förster (Friedrich Schiller University Jena (Germany)), Yousuf Mohammad Yousuf Aboamer (Friedrich Schiller University Jena (Germany))
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Lunch Break 55m Foyer 1st floor
Foyer 1st floor
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On-site: Poster Session Foyer 1st floor
Foyer 1st floor
The link to the poster padlet will be found here soon.
Convener: Dorothea Spaniel-Weise (Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena)-
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Co-design focused, participatory approach to exploring a serious game with teachers of adult migrants with limited/interrupted formal education experience 1hSpeaker: Eva Malessa (Univeristy of Jyväskylä)
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Measuring reading fluency in LESLLA - Learners of German with L1 Turkish 1h Foyer 1st floor
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Measuring Visual Word Recognition in L2 German & L1 Arabic 1hSpeakers: Franziska Förster (Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena), Prof. Christine Czinglar (Friedrich Schiller University Jena (DaF/DaZ)), Yousuf Mohammad Yousuf Aboamer, Katharina Karges (University of Bamberg)
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Spelling Inventory Farsi-Dari-An Assessment Instrument to meassure literal competences in L1 Farsi-Dari 1h Foyer 1st floor
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Speakers: Feroz Nuranfar, Gina Do Manh (Institut für Deutsch als Fremd- und Zweitsprache) -
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Views in*2 Literacies: Sharing images and literacy narratives about reading, writing and language learning in a collaborative research project 1h Foyer 1st floor
Foyer 1st floor
Speaker: Nadja Kerschhofer-Puhalo
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Sessions A: Quantitative Research, Assessment, Technical Literacy, and Precursors of Literacy: Session A3 Lecture Hall 24, ground floor
Lecture Hall 24, ground floor
Convener: Christoph Schroeder (Universität Potsdam)-
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Language-specific Sound Perception and its Influence on Acquisitional Processes of LESLLA Learners 20m Lecture Hall 24, ground floor
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Acquisition of Reading and Writing Skills in Adult Migrants with Differing Levels of Literacy: Phonological Awareness in the Context of Contrastive Literacy 20mSpeakers: Alexis Feldmeier García, Marie-Anne Morand (Universität Fribourg), Prof. Thomas Studer
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Sessions B: Qualitative Research, Language Biographies, Literacy Practices, and Functional Literacy: Session B3 Senatssaal, 1st floor
Senatssaal, 1st floor
Convener: Dorothea Spaniel-Weise (Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena)-
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Thinking Aloud and Reading Time Experiments: Using Qualitative and Quantitative Methods to Investigate Reading Processes in Heterogenous Groups with Low-literate Participants 20mSpeakers: Alexis Feldmeier García (Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster; Universität Fribourg), Askan Ghobeyshi (Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster), Carolina Olszycka, Sandra Pappert (Institut für Deutsch als Fremdsprachenphilologie der Universität Heidelberg)
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Literacy Biographies of Adolescent Learners in Second Language Acquisition of German 20mSpeaker: Dorothee Steinbock (Universität Potsdam)
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Coffee Break 30m Foyer 1st floor
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Sessions A: Quantitative Research, Assessment, Technical Literacy, and Precursors of Literacy: Session A4 Lecture Hall 24, ground floor
Lecture Hall 24, ground floor
Convener: Christoph Schroeder (Universität Potsdam)-
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Ways of Grammar: Analytical Constructions in the Acquisition of L2 Italian by Adult Learners with Limited Literacy 20mSpeaker: Egle Mocciaro (Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic)
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CANCELLED - Blended Language Learning for LESLLA-Learners: Achieving Added Values by Overcoming Thresholds in a Targeted Way 20mSpeakers: Annelies Jehoul (KU Leuven), Helena Van Nuffel (KU Leuven (Belgium)), Mariet Schiepers (Centre for Language and Education KU Leuven)
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Sessions B: Qualitative Research, Language Biographies, Literacy Practices, and Functional Literacy: Session B4 Senatssaal 1st floor
Senatssaal 1st floor
Convener: Ulrich Mehlem (University of Frankfurt)-
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Supporting L2 Learning in Non-Formal Educational Contexts in Greece for Adolescent Refugees/Migrants: An E-Book Named “Say it in Broken Greek“ 20m Senatssaal 1st floor
Senatssaal 1st floor
Speakers: Ioannis Papagiannopoulos, Marianna Kondyli, Peggy Manoli, Roula Kitsiou, Sofia Tsioli, Sotiria Kalbeni, Stella Bratimou, Vasilis Mavraganis -
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Translanguaging: The Overlooked Potential in German Language Classes for Adult Migrants 20mSpeakers: Andrea DeCapua (Educational Consultant), Ina-Maria Maahs (University of Cologne (Germany)), Marco Triulzi (DAAD - Università La Sapienza)
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Coffee Break 25m Foyer 1st floor
Foyer 1st floor
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On-Site Program
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ELIKASA Advisory Board Meeting 2h 15m Senatssaal 1st floor
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Sightseeing Walk 1h 30m Foyer 1st floor
Foyer 1st floor
Meeting point is the Foyer (registration desk)
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Get Together 2h 30m
7:10 pm: Walk to the restaurant Café Lenz. The meeting point is the foyer (1st floor).
Directions: https://goo.gl/maps/UPMDwdZ6vZywv8ma7Speaker: Prof. Christine Czinglar (Friedrich Schiller University Jena (Germany))
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Keynote Senatssaal 1st floor
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KEYNOTE 3: How Functional is “Functional Literacy”? The Role of Power, Privilege, and Politics in Shaping Language and Literacy Concepts 1hSpeaker: Kristen Perry (University of Kentucky)
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Coffee Break 30m
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Sessions A: Quantitative Research, Assessment, Technical Literacy, and Precursors of Literacy: Session A5 Lecture Hall 24, ground floor
Lecture Hall 24, ground floor
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Predictors of Success in French Reading for LESLLA Learners in Quebec: Developing Tools to Measure Key Variables 20mSpeaker: Alexandra Hamel Michaud (Université. du Québec à Montréal)
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Had to be cancelled - Assessing Cross-linguistic and Transfer Strategies of Emergent L2 Writers in Multiliterate Classrooms 20m Lecture Hall 24, ground floor
Lecture Hall 24, ground floor
There wil be a video recording afterwards.
Speakers: Gina Do Manh (Institut für Deutsch als Fremd- und Zweitsprache), Yulia Edeleva
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Sessions B: Qualitative Research, Language Biographies, Literacy Practices, and Functional Literacy: Session B5 Senatssaal 1st floor
Senatssaal 1st floor
Convener: Karen Schramm (University of Vienna)-
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L2 Language Learning Challenges of Adult Migrants with Low Educational Backgrounds in Greek Second Chance Schools: Students’ Voices 20mSpeaker: Emmanouela Seiradakis (Technical University of Crete, Greece & Hellenic Open University, Greece)
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Across the Threshold: How the Transition from Orality to Literacy Changes the Relationship between Teachers and Learners in the Classroom 20mSpeaker: Cosima Lemke-Ghafir (Univerität Potsdam)
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Coffee Break 25m
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Round Table Discussion Senatssaal 1st floor
Senatssaal 1st floor
Convener: Prof. Christine Czinglar (Friedrich Schiller University Jena (Germany))-
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Round Table Discussion 1h 15m Senatssaal 1st floor
Senatssaal 1st floor
Understanding language and literacy acquisition of adult migrants with low literacy skills - Research perspectives, challenges, and inspirations
Please join the padlet for questions, comments and topics (link below)
Speakers: Kristen Perry (University of Kentucky), Karen Schramm (University of Vienna), Ulrich Mehlem (University of Frankfurt), Bart Deygers (Ghent University), Christoph Schroeder (Universität Potsdam) -
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Closing Remarks and Farewell 15m Senatssaal 1st floor
Senatssaal 1st floor
Speaker: Prof. Christine Czinglar (Friedrich Schiller University Jena (Germany))
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