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ERIC Number: EJ637443
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1441-0559
The Lighthouse Literacy Project: The Rotary Campaign to Assist Literacy Development across the Globe.
Walker, Richard
Literacy & Numeracy Studies, v10 n1-2 p131-44 2000
This article is based on Rotary literacy projects aimed at doing something substantial about the billion people in developing countries who are locked into an endless cycle of poverty, because they are illiterate. Two projects are highlighted--one in Turkey and one in Egypt--for illustration.(Adjunct ERIC Clearinghouse for ESL Literacy Education) (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Literacy Education, Poverty, Program Descriptions, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Egypt; Turkey