Glossary
- AAAL:
- see Alberta Association for Adult Literacy
- ABE:
- an acronym for Adult Basic Education, usually referring to
classroom instruction below the Grade 9 level.
- ABLE:
- an acronym for Adult Basic Literacy Education, the name used
by Medicine Hat College for their on site and satellite literacy
programs.
- ADULT UPGRADING:
- classroom instruction for adults, usually at a Grade 9 to Grade 12 level.
- ALBERTA ASSOCIATION FOR ADULT UTERACY:
- an association whose goal is to promote the increase and development
of appropriate literacy and basic education opportunities for all
adults in Alberta.
- ALCG:
- an acronym for Alberta Literacy Coordinators Group, the
original name of the literacy workers' support group which later
became known as the Literacy Coordinators of Alberta.
- AVC:
- an acronym for Alberta Vocational College, formerly called
Alberta Vocational Centre.
- COMMUNIY PROGRAMS:
- a branch of the Department of
Alberta Advanced Education which provides funding for Further
Education Councils and Literacy Programs, as well as the
Community Consortium Program, Adult Development Program
and Inmate Education Program. John Fisher is currently the
Director of Community Programs, administering a $30 million
dollar budget.
- ESL:
- an acronym for English as a Second Language, sometimes
referred to as EFL, English as a Foreign Language.
- FURTHER EDUCATION COUNCIL:
- a voluntary association
comprising of two or more people in communities throughout the
province who individually or as representatives of institutions or
organizations, hold responsibilities for the development,
coordination and delivery of adult further education. Further
Education Councils often act as a Designated Hosting Authority to
receive and administer funds at the direction of the Council.
- ILY:
- an acronym for International Literacy Year as declared by
UNESCO, celebrated in the year 1990.
- LCA:
- see Literacy Coordinators of Alberta
- LEARN:
- an acronym for Literacy Education and Reading Network, the
name of Lakeland College's on site and satellite literacy programs.
- LITERACY COORDINATORS OF ALBERTA:
- an organization
which enhances the effectiveness of literacy coordinators by delivering
the support and professional development essential to the provision
of quality community based volunteer literacy programs for adults.
- PGI:
- an acronym for the Peter Gzowski Invitational Golf Tournaments
held throughout Canada by Peter Gzowski, host of CBC Radio's
Morningside program, in support of adult literacy.
- R2P2:
- see Regional Resource People Project
- READ-IN:
- an awareness campaign originating in Lethbridge as an
International Literacy Year activity which encourages people to call a
hotline to register that they have read at least 15 minutes on the
designated Read-In day (usually in September). As part of their
literacy awareness campaign, many communities now challenge
neighbouring communities to see which one has the greater
population of readers.
- REGIONAL RESOURCE PEOPLE PROJECT:
- a special professional
development program of the LCA which began in early 1988. The
purpose of the project was to further the goals of the LCA by
providing the best possible support and professional development to
Literacy Coordinators.
- UNESCO:
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization.
- WORLD LITERACY DAY:
- the International Literacy day of awareness
and celebration proclaimed by UNESCO observed on September 8
of each year.
- WORLD LITERACY WEEK:
- the week of literacy awareness and
celebration activities held around World Literacy Day.