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KitQC2 en Francais
KitQC2
Helping Adult Literacy
Adult students have a wide variety of needs. They need personalized instruction and flexible learning resources. They also don’t have a lot of money or free time.
Businesses and literacy centers can use KitQC2 to improve the language skills of their students and employees. The fact that KitQC2 is free really helps.
KitQC2 has been used with success in literacy centers in Quebec for the last 3 years. It is used to help French speaking adults and immigrants to Quebec.
Here are some advantages of KitQC2 :
a) It is very simple and you can do the learning exercises with a pencil a paper (just move the keyboard to one side so that you have more space for your paper).
b) The font size and the sound volume can be adjusted to help people with visual or hearing problems.
c) The literacy centers sometimes take long breaks at Christmas and during the summer. One of the best success stories of KitQC2 is a student that used the software over the summer, passed her high-school tests and qualified for entrance into post-secondary education. Students can continue their studies during the breaks.
d) Adult students often have (or get) jobs that require shift-work. This makes it very hard to attend a course on a regular basis. KitQC2 lets them continue their studies when their schedules are complicated.
e) If people get ill they can continue their studies at home.
f) KitQC2 will run on a very old computer. Most students can actually get an old computer with Windows 98 for free. However, they can’t find good learning software for the old computers. KitQC2 is a great way to get value out of old computers.
g) KitQC2 does not require the Internet to function.
h) Adult students who already know some of the material in the course can just delete it out of the course content. They don’t have to waste time studying things that they already know.
i) The software is free and there is no registration. Adult students can sometimes be a bit shy about their need to improve their language skills.
j) Using the computer for learning exercises helps the students become more comfortable using a computer. Computer skills are useful for just about any job.
k) Colorful and cute stuff are nice, but learning a language involves learning thousands of words and phrases. KitQC2 does not waste any time with cute stuff. You start, you learn, you go do something else.
l) It’s free. Students and adult literacy centers can try it out without having to do any paperwork or budgeting. If a student likes the software, they can show their friends, kids or their place of employment how to use it.
m) It only takes 10 minutes to learn how to use KitQC2.
n) Literacy centers and businesses can add, change and delete content so that it better matches their teaching materials and student needs.
All of the advantages just listed have their origin in case histories of real students. KitQC2 can help adult literacy efforts.
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