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The Experiences of Immigrant, English Language Learners in Transitioning to the United States: Language, Community and Becoming an American
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Proulx, David – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This interpretive phenomenological analysis (IPA) studied the acculturation experiences of six adult immigrant students who were enrolled in a local community college adult basic education (ABE) program. The main study question was seeking how adult (ESOL) students perceive themselves and their overall position in mainstream American society.…
Descriptors: Immigrants, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
An Investigation of Knowles' Principles of Andragogy in a Second-Language Environment
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Coker, Catalina Mayoral – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of the study was to examine whether teaching via Knowles' andragogical method was associated with English Second Language student performance. The study involved examining the effects of learning strategies on performance of English Second Language adult student learners in adult basic education classes through the application of…
Descriptors: Andragogy, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Teaching Methods
Emerging from the Echo Chamber: An Activity Theory Perspective on L2 Teachers of Adult Emergent Readers
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Farrelly, Rachel Elizabeth – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The surge in second language adult emergent readers and the push for professionalization in the field of adult education has shifted conversations among language teacher educators, program administrators, teachers and researchers alike in the direction of mutual understanding and collaboration in an effort to target the needs of both teachers and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Emergent Literacy, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning