| dc.contributor.author | Riji, Fawzia Sebi | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study focuses on the Literacy Narratives of Pre-Literate and Non-Literate Adult Refugee Women in the Fargo-Moorhead community. Personal interviews were conducted to gather data. The recorded interviews were then transcribed and analyzed using three predetermined categories. Findings from the categories: motivation, learning strategies, and preferred materials are presented in the results section. Through analysis, five main motivators have emerged in the findings of the four literacy narratives: being committed to learning, being a role model for their kids, getting better employment opportunities for supporting the family, getting a GED, and being competent in English. The participants’ literacy narratives show that the commitment, energy, and effort to develop one’s literacy plays a vital role in the lives of preand non-literate learners once they arrive in the United States. This study’s participants are largely motivated to increase their literacy skills to be more self-sufficient and become independent individuals in their community. | en_US |
| dc.publisher | North Dakota State University | en_US |
| dc.rights | NDSU Policy 190.6.2 | |
| dc.title | Literacy Narratives of Pre-Literate and Non-Literate Adult Refugee Women | en_US |
| dc.type | Master's paper | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-12-26T15:36:22Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-12-26T15:36:22Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10365/27129 | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | English language -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakers. | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Women refugees -- Education -- North Dakota -- Fargo. | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Women refugees -- Education -- Minnesota -- Moorhead. | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Literacy. | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Narrative inquiry (Research method) | en_US |
| dc.rights.uri | https://www.ndsu.edu/fileadmin/policy/190.pdf | en_US |
| ndsu.degree | Master of Arts (MA) | en_US |
| ndsu.college | Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences | en_US |
| ndsu.department | English | en_US |
| ndsu.program | English | en_US |
| ndsu.advisor | Brooks, Kevin | |
