A Digital Platform for Adult Beginners in North American English

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Martha Young-Scholten
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Rola Naebb
Northumbria University
Jan Deutekom
Firda College

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Adults with limited literacy face barriers to learning to read in a new language. To address resource scarcity, a UK-European team designed an autonomous learning platform.

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Young-Scholten, M., Naebb, R., & Deutekom , J. (2026). A Digital Platform for Adult Beginners in North American English. WAESOL Educator, 51(1), 39–41. Retrieved from https://educator.waesol.org/index.php/WE/article/view/339
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Vol. 51 No. 1 (2026): WAESOL Educator—Summer 2026
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ELT Resources Review
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Author Biography

Rola Naebb, Northumbria University

Rola Naeb completed studies in English language and literature and linguistics and translation in her native Syria and is currently senior lecturer at Northumbria University in the UK. Her expertise lies in literacy development, educational technology and language acquisition in vulnerable migrant populations such as adult migrants and refugees with limited formal schooling.