<p>Welcome to Episode 1 of season 12! Today’s episode is in honour of Adult Learners’ Week, which takes place every year during the first week of April. Adult Learners' Week recognizes the perseverance and achievements of adult learners who may be returning to school or learning a new skill, while juggling other commitments. To celebrate, Jessica speaks with three people from The Learning Exchange, a not-for-profit literacy organization in Laval that provides free tutoring services and programs to adult learners. Enza Ciampanelli, the Community Manager, and Mie and Malena, two of the organization’s volunteer tutors, share their experiences working with adult learners.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>You can check out the services and resources The Learning Exchange provides here: <a href="https://tleliteracy.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://tleliteracy.com/</a></p> <p><strong>More on Literacy Quebec:</strong></p> <p>Have questions or need help? Contact<a href="https://www.literacyquebec.org/helpline.html" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> ⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>Literacy Quebec's Literacy Helpline</strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><strong> or call 1-888-521-8181</strong></p> <p>Jump onto<a href="https://www.literacyquebec.org/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> ⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>www.literacyquebec.org</strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><strong> </strong>for events and to find what literacy services our members can offer you or someone you know.</p> <p>What's Literacy? is a podcast for English-speaking listeners and learners interested in everything and anything to do with literacy in Quebec and beyond. Our host Jessica Leahy from<a href="https://www.literacyquebec.org/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠ Literacy Quebec⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> explores community building, lifelong learning, and multiple types of literacy through their interviews with a range of special guests.</p> <p>Subscribe, share our podcast, and write to us at podcast@literacyquebec.org, call us at 514-508-6805. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel and follow us on Facebook and Instagram @LiteracyQuebec</p> <p>Special thanks: Podcast<a href="https://linktr.ee/cu.sagedus" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> ⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>Theme Music ‘No Math’ by Cú: Jaan Eerik Priks &amp; Brian Francis Devaney</strong></a><br /></p>

What's Literacy?

Literacy Quebec

Episode 78 - Enza Ciampanelli, Mie Cook, and Malena Maguiña from The Learning Exchange- Working with Adult Learners

APR 5, 202422 MIN
What's Literacy?

Episode 78 - Enza Ciampanelli, Mie Cook, and Malena Maguiña from The Learning Exchange- Working with Adult Learners

APR 5, 202422 MIN

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<p>Welcome to Episode 1 of season 12! Today’s episode is in honour of Adult Learners’ Week, which takes place every year during the first week of April. Adult Learners' Week recognizes the perseverance and achievements of adult learners who may be returning to school or learning a new skill, while juggling other commitments. To celebrate, Jessica speaks with three people from The Learning Exchange, a not-for-profit literacy organization in Laval that provides free tutoring services and programs to adult learners. Enza Ciampanelli, the Community Manager, and Mie and Malena, two of the organization’s volunteer tutors, share their experiences working with adult learners.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>You can check out the services and resources The Learning Exchange provides here: <a href="https://tleliteracy.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://tleliteracy.com/</a></p> <p><strong>More on Literacy Quebec:</strong></p> <p>Have questions or need help? Contact<a href="https://www.literacyquebec.org/helpline.html" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> ⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>Literacy Quebec's Literacy Helpline</strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><strong> or call 1-888-521-8181</strong></p> <p>Jump onto<a href="https://www.literacyquebec.org/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> ⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>www.literacyquebec.org</strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><strong> </strong>for events and to find what literacy services our members can offer you or someone you know.</p> <p>What's Literacy? is a podcast for English-speaking listeners and learners interested in everything and anything to do with literacy in Quebec and beyond. Our host Jessica Leahy from<a href="https://www.literacyquebec.org/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠ Literacy Quebec⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> explores community building, lifelong learning, and multiple types of literacy through their interviews with a range of special guests.</p> <p>Subscribe, share our podcast, and write to us at [email protected], call us at 514-508-6805. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel and follow us on Facebook and Instagram @LiteracyQuebec</p> <p>Special thanks: Podcast<a href="https://linktr.ee/cu.sagedus" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> ⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>Theme Music ‘No Math’ by Cú: Jaan Eerik Priks &amp; Brian Francis Devaney</strong></a><br /></p>