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Direct linkKoyama, Chieko; Belli, Gabriella – Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 2011
Alcohol use, acculturative stress, and drinking motivations of 262 students in English as a second language programs in a U.S. community college were explored. Alcohol consumption was generally low, but differences between two groups with different legal statuses indicate the need to consider subgroups of international students for research…
Descriptors: Second Language Programs, Drinking, Stress Variables, Motivation
Becker, Liza A. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Adults who immigrate to the United States recognize the value of fluency in the dominant language as a bridge to social mobility in their new homeland. In California, many of them invest time and energy in noncredit English as a Second Language (ESL) programs offered within the community college system to gain communicative competence and enhance…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Social Mobility, Educational Background, Immigrants
