The Literacy, Language & Technology Research Group (LLTR) is a community of faculty, staff and graduate students working together on a closely related set of grant-funded projects. The Research Group conducts a wide range of projects centered on the acquisition of literacy, digital literacy and second languages among adults, especially members of economically vulnerable and socially excluded populations.
Work ranges over basic, applied, and action research in diverse educational, workplace, and community settings, often involving the development or use of state-of-the-art educational technologies and content. LLTR is composed of faculty and staff as well as graduate and undergraduate students from the Department of Applied Linguistics and other departments at Portland State University. We also collaborate with colleagues in other institutions of higher education and other organizations including libraries, public health, and affordable housing Consultants are drawn from a range of disciplines and advise on multiple projects.