Adult literacy education in a multilingual context: teaching, learning and using written language in Timor-Leste

Abstract

In this book [the author] presents [a] study of adult literacy education and acquisition in multilingual Timor-Leste. For centuries 'Timor-Leste', the eastern half of the island of Timor and a small enclave in the western half of the island, was a Portuguese colony. The Portuguese Carnation Revolution of 1974 led to a short period of independence and to the start-up of democratic parties. From 1975- 1999, however, Timor-Leste was occupied by Indonesia, and many people lost their lives in those difficult years. By referendum in 1999, a vast majority of the population voted for independence from Indonesia. And finally, after decades of struggle for independence, Timor-Leste became an independent nation in May 2002.

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