Episode 51 - Lost For Words Part 2 with Literacy Experts Joanne Medlin & Adam Nobilia
Welcome to Season 8 Episode 5 of What's Literacy Got To Do With It? by Literacy Quebec! In today's episode, we continue our focus on the groundbreaking Lost For Words, a 3 episode series on SBS in Australia. The show follows host Jay Laga'aia, literacy experts Joanne Medlin & Adam Nobilia, and brave adult students on an intensive literacy course. Today, our guests are literacy experts Joanne Medlin, President of the Australian Council of Adult Literacy & Adam Nobilia, Teacher of Community Services at TAFE New South Wales. We get a behind-the-scenes scoop to hear about the learning journey of everyone involved. Jo and Adam share the importance of self-advocacy while also the power in working with each other to achieve literacy goals! Show Links Have questions or need help? Contact Literacy Quebec's Literacy Helpline or call 1-888-521-8181 Check out Lost for Words on SBS and watch the promo trailer Find out more about Jo Medlin and the Australian Council for Adult Literacy, Facebook Connect with Adam Nolbilia and listen to his music Follow Jay Laga'aia Find out more about Literacy Quebec Network events on Facebook What's Literacy Got To Do With It? is a community-based podcast for English-speaking, lifelong literacy learners in Quebec. Our hosts, Chris Shee and Jaimie Cudmore from Literacy Quebec, explore community building, lifelong curiosity, and multiple types of literacy. It's incredible what we can learn from each other. Subscribe, share our podcast, and write to us at admin@literacyquebec.org, call us at 514-508-6805. Subscribe to our Youtube Channel for videos of interviews and follow us on Facebook and Instagram @LiteracyQuebec Special thanks: Podcast Theme Music by Gerry Legault and LQ's team, including Peter Morgan and Barbara Testa Gabaud, Margo Legault, and Laura Thompson, for their support.