Recent demographic changes in Europe (ageing, migration and others) demonstrate the importance of senior adult education – an urgent issue at both national and the European Union policy levels. Extended retirement age in the Member States of the EU is a big challenge in the process of employment of elderly people. Lifelong language learning (LLL) is equally important for both active, working-age citizens and for senior citizens of retirement age. The problem of the research is grounded in the challenges that many European societies currently face: the retirement age being extended, employees need to adapt to the changed working conditions and satisfy urgent demands of the market. One of the basic needs is to acquire or maintain multilingual skills, without which their status in the competitive market would become complicated. Thus, the main aim of this research is to examine current issues of adult education in Europe and Lithuania, focusing on senior citizens’ foreign language acquisition. Considering the main aim of this paper, the following research question has been raised: What is the situation (reasons, obstacles, motivational factors and others) of lifelong language learning in Lithuania (the case of senior citizens)? The following research methods were suggested by the above-mentioned research question: content analysis (the examination of the legislation, regulating senior adult education in the EU; the study of scholarly sources concerning the characteristics of... [to full text] / Demografiniai pokyčiai Europoje (visuomenės senėjimas, migracija ir kt.) pabrėžia pagyvenusių asmenų švietimo svarbą. Tai – aktuali problema tiek nacionaliniu, tiek Europos Sąjungos politikos lygmeniu. Pratęstas pensinis amžius ES valstybėse narėse tampa dideliu iššūkiu pagyvenusių asmenų užimtumo procese, todėl kalbų mokymasis visą gyvenimą yra svarbus tiek aktyviems, darbingo amžiaus gyventojams, tiek pensinio amžiaus žmonėms. Europos visuomenių patiriami iššūkiai: prailgintas pensinis amžius, darbuotojų adaptacija prie pasikeitusių darbo sąlygų ir šiandieninės rinkos poreikių patenkinimas, pagrindžia šio tyrimo problemą. Daugiakalbystės įgūdžių įgyjimas ir išlaikymas yra vienas iš pagrindinių poreikių ar reikalavimų, be kurio Europos gyventojų padėtis konkurencinėje darbo rinkoje tampa vis sudėtingesnė. Taigi, šio darbo tiklas – išanalizuoti suaugusiųjų švietimo problemas Europoje ir Lietuvoje, įtraukiant pagyvenusių asmenų užsienio kalbų mokymąsi. Kokia yra užsienio kalbų mokymosi visą gyvenimą situacija (priežastys, kliūtys, motyvaciniai ir kiti veiksniai) Lietuvoje (pagyvenusių asmenų atveju) – tyrimo klausimas, suformuluotas atsižvelgiant į pagrindinį šio darbo tikslą. Darbo tikslas nulėmė darbe taikytus tyrimo metodus, t.y. turinio analizę (teisinės bazės, reguliuojančios pagyvenusių asmenų švietimą Europos Sąjungos šalyse, analizę; mokslinių šaltinių, nagrinėjančių pagyvenusių besimokančiųjų savybes, apžvalgą; įstatymų, kitų dokumentų ir institucijų, reguliuojančių... [toliau žr. visą tekstą]

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-27T18:47:38Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Maria Tereza Bonitatibus de Assis.pdf: 763409 bytes, checksum: 6fa92849502e58f09ac87f7447f78ce7 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-06-22 / Aging should be understood as a process involving the interaction of biological, psychological and social dimensions, in addition to its heterogeneous character, which is responsible for the singularities of aging. An aging population means the surfacing of new demands that must be recognized as the possibilities for those individuals creating new life projects. At this stage, when faced with the changes inherent to aging, the elderly continues to socialize, acquiring new learning tools and finding new meanings to the knowledge that has been gained throughout life. This research was conducted at the Open College Senior Center Anhanguera at the University of Santo André (FATI / UNIA). Its main objectives are to characterize pedagogical guidelines, the curriculum developed, to identify the reasons behind the choice of the elderly to attend FATI / UNIA, and their participation in curricular activities. In addition, it is meant to analyze the significance of social interactions, learning experiences and their impact on the living conditions of these students . This field research, using a qualitative approach, includes interviews with seven elderly women whose average stay at FATI / UNIA was seven years. The data gathered showed the activities provided the elderly possibilities for self-assessment and an openness to change their behavior. Their newly acquired learning skills resulted in better acceptance by their families, improved self-esteem, and found new strengths needed to live fully satisfying lives in their twilight years / O envelhecimento deve ser compreendido como processo que envolve a interação das dimensões biológicas, psicológicas e sociais, além do seu caráter heterogêneo gerador das singularidades do envelhecer. O envelhecimento populacional implicou o surgimento de novas demandas que devem ser reconhecidas, como as possibilidades de Ser, criando novos projetos de vida. Na fase da velhice, o idoso continua a socializar-se, adquirindo novos aprendizados e ressignificando os saberes adquiridos ao longo da vida, diante das mudanças inerentes ao envelhecimento. Esta pesquisa foi realizada na Faculdade Aberta a Terceira Idade do Centro Universitário Anhanguera de Santo André (FATI/UNIA) e teve como objetivos: caracterizar a proposta pedagógica e a programação desenvolvida, identificar os motivos pelos quais os idosos optaram por freqüentar a FATI/UNIA, sua participação nas atividades, além de analisar o significado dessa convivência social, as aprendizagens adquiridas e suas repercussões na condição de vida destes frequentadores. A pesquisa de campo, de abordagem qualitativa, incluiu a realização de entrevistas com 07 idosas, cuja média de permanência na FATI/UNIA era de sete anos. Os dados obtidos revelaram que as atividades oferecidas proporcionaram às idosas possibilidades de reflexão e abertura para mudança de comportamento. As novas aprendizagens adquiridas resultaram em maior acolhida pela família, melhora da autoestima, e descoberta de novas potencialidades necessárias para viver em plenitude a sua velhice