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The Open Door series, an adult literacy series of novellas by well-known Irish authors, was launched in the mid-1990s by Irish publisher New Island and author Patricia Scanlan. Scanlan had worked in public libraries in Dublin before becoming a full-time writer and was acutely aware of the literacy problems facing a large segment of the adult population and the dearth of appropriate reading material available to them.

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  • The Open Door series, an adult literacy series of novellas by well-known Irish authors, was launched in the mid-1990s by Irish publisher New Island and author Patricia Scanlan. Scanlan had worked in public libraries in Dublin before becoming a full-time writer and was acutely aware of the literacy problems facing a large segment of the adult population and the dearth of appropriate reading material available to them. (en)
  • De Open Door Series is een serie Engelstalige boeken, speciaal geschreven voor volwassenen die niet graag lezen en lezen ingewikkeld vinden. Deze boeken zijn er speciaal om het lezen voor deze mensen aantrekkelijk te maken.Veel van deze boeken zijn geschreven door bekende schrijvers, zoals Roddy Doyle, Maeve Binchy, en . kwam met het idee voor de Open Door Series. Ze wilde boeken schrijven voor volwassenen, die toch anders waren dan alle andere boeken. Er bestaan inmiddels al vijf verschillende reeksen van de Open Door Series. In serie één verschenen de boeken: In serie twee verschenen: (nl)
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  • The Open Door series, an adult literacy series of novellas by well-known Irish authors, was launched in the mid-1990s by Irish publisher New Island and author Patricia Scanlan. Scanlan had worked in public libraries in Dublin before becoming a full-time writer and was acutely aware of the literacy problems facing a large segment of the adult population and the dearth of appropriate reading material available to them. The Open Door texts are subject to specific editorial guidelines, which help participating authors create novels for the purpose intended. These include: a discernible plot; a few, well-developed characters; simple language with the occasional challenging word; and short chapters, to create the feel and structure of "regular" novels. All the texts are 10,000 words or less and sentences are kept short. These characteristics of the texts have also endeared them to students learning English as a foreign language, and they are gradually being marketed as such, with co-editions containing glossaries being produced by German ELT publisher Cornelsen as of 2006. Audio editions have also been published, by WH Howes. In summer 2007, Irish language editions of some of the most popular Open Door titles were published with the language school market in mind. (en)
  • De Open Door Series is een serie Engelstalige boeken, speciaal geschreven voor volwassenen die niet graag lezen en lezen ingewikkeld vinden. Deze boeken zijn er speciaal om het lezen voor deze mensen aantrekkelijk te maken.Veel van deze boeken zijn geschreven door bekende schrijvers, zoals Roddy Doyle, Maeve Binchy, en . kwam met het idee voor de Open Door Series. Ze wilde boeken schrijven voor volwassenen, die toch anders waren dan alle andere boeken. Alle boeken uit de Open Door Series bevatten simpel taalgebruik met korte zinnen. Ze bevatten niet meer dan 10.000 woorden.De hoofdstukken zijn kort en overzichtelijk.De personen zijn goed ontwikkeld en je komt tijdens het lezen veel over hen te weten, maar er zijn nooit veel personages. Er bestaan inmiddels al vijf verschillende reeksen van de Open Door Series. In serie één verschenen de boeken: * Sad Song - * In High Germany - Dermot Bolger * - Roddy Doyle * Maggie's Story - Sheila O'Flannagan * Billy and Jesus are off to Barcelona - Deirdre Purcell * Ripples - Patricia Scanlan In serie twee verschenen: * No Dress Rehearsal - Marian Keyes * Joe’s Wedding - Gareth O’Callaghan * The Comedian - Joseph O’Connor * Second Chance - Patricia Scanlan * Pipe Dreams - Anne Schulmanl * Old Money, New Money - Peter Sheridan In serie drie verschenen: * An Accident Waiting to Happen - Vincent Banville * The Builders - Maeve Binchy * Letter from Chicago - Cathy Kelly * Driving with Daisy - Tom Nestor * It All Adds Up - Margaret Neylon * Has Anyone Here Seen Larry? - Deirdre Purcell In serie vier verschenen: * Fair-Weather Friend - Patricia Scanlan * The Story of Joe Brown - Rose Doyle * The Smoking Room - Julie Parsons * World Cup Diary - Niall Quinn * The Quiz Master - Michael Scott * Stray Dog - Gareth O'Callaghan In serie vijf verschenen: * Mrs. Whippy - Cecelia Ahern * Mad Weekend - Roddy Doyle * Behind Closed Doors - Sarah Webb * Secrets - Patricia Scanlan * Not a Star - Nick Hornby * The Underbury Witches - John Connolly (nl)
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