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Direct linkRosa-Lugo, Linda I.; Ehren, Barbara J. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2018
Gainful employment for adults in the United States currently requires high levels of literacy. As challenging as these requirements may be for the workforce at large, for adults who have a hearing loss (HL) and whose first spoken language is not English, the demands are especially problematic. Therefore, it is critical that educators prepare…
Descriptors: Hearing Impairments, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Literacy
McCardle, Peggy; Leung, Christy Y.Y. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2006
Nearly one in five Americans speaks a language other than English at home; among Americans speaking languages other than English, the largest single language group is Spanish speaking (U.S. Department of Commerce, 2004). The increase in the total group of language minority individuals has been dramatic, with their proportion in the U.S. population…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Program Descriptions, Spanish Speaking, Language Minorities
