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FUNCTIONALLY ILLITERATE [2 records]

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Record 1 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Continuing Education
  • Social Security and Employment Insurance
OBS

Functionally illiterate : The condition of being unable to read, write, and compute sufficiently well to meet the requirements of adult life.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éducation permanente
  • Sécurité sociale et assurance-emploi
OBS

Analphabétisme : Incapacité de lire et d'écrire. Ce concept inclut parfois l'incapacité de calculer.

OBS

analphabète fonctionnel : Personne dont l'ignorance de la lecture, de l'écriture et du calcul est telle qu'elle ne peut pas participer aux activités où l'alphabétisation est indispensable.

OBS

Lexique de l'emploi. Emploi et Immigration Canada, 1990.

OBS

Termes recommandés par le Réseau des traducteurs et traductrices en éducation.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Educación permanente
  • Seguridad social y seguro de desempleo
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Record 2 2017-08-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Continuing Education
OBS

A small local organization founded in 1987. [Its mission is] to provide free, private tutoring to illiterate and functionally illiterate adults in the area, thereby increasing the rate of literacy and ensuring a brighter future for these people.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Éducation permanente
OBS

Organisme local de petite envergure fondé en 1987.

Spanish

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