Toward a Literate World - Television in Literacy Education: Lessons From the Arab Region

List of contents

0. Introduction 1. Why a Television Series on Language and Reading for the Arab Countries? 2. Issues in Educational Applications of Television 3. Lessons from Past Experience 4. Managing the Project 5. Setting Al Manaahil's Educational Goals and Approach 6. Bringing It All Together: The Shows 7. Midcourse Corrections in Presentation 8. Early Reactions to the Series 9. The Summative Evaluation 10. Implications for Educational Television Worldwide

About the author

Edward Palmer

Summary

This book documents the creation and evaluation of the Al Manaahil television series, which set out to teach Arabic language and reading skills to Arab children of elementary-school age. It also discusses the economics of television in education.

Product details

• Authors: Palmer, Edward Palmer, Edward L. Palmer, Palmer Edward
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780367211967
• ISBN: 978-0-367-21196-7
• No. of pages: 186
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Adult education; EDUCATION / Adult & Continuing Education, Adult education, continuous learning