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Ugurel Kamisli, Merih – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2022
Refugees suddenly face life transitions and challenges such as the need to learn a new language, learn the rules of a new culture, endure traumatic situations, and loss; all of these are factors that impact their integration. This article describes the language and culture learning needs of adult refugees resettling in the United States suggests…
Descriptors: Refugees, Barriers, Cultural Awareness, Second Language Learning
Rosalinda Melchor – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This case study explored Spanish-speaking educators' perceptions and experiences of dual-language immersion (DLI) professional learning (PL). The study aimed to understand how PL offerings could best support and meet the needs of DLI Spanish teachers' best practices in the target language. The perceptions and experiences of seven Spanish DLI…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Spanish, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Roberto Enrique Rojas Alfaro – ProQuest LLC, 2021
This study draws on user-driven, design-based collaborative research with participants to research, create, deploy, and measure user-experiences with a mobile App-delivered English for Occupational Purposes (EOP) training prototype that supports workplace adult second language (L2) language learners in three phases. Phase I consisted of a needs…
Descriptors: English for Special Purposes, Second Language Learning, Adult Learning, English (Second Language)
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Kuklewicz, Anna; King, Jim – TESL-EJ, 2018
Globally, the number of adults aged over 50 is increasing and this group is becoming more active in second language (L2) learning. Despite these demographic changes, little research has focused on the issues faced by older learners. They are either omitted from research studies or viewed as part of a homogenous group of adult learners. Several…
Descriptors: Older Adults, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Hellman, Andrea B.; Harris, Kathy; Wilbur, Amea – TESOL Press, 2019
TESOL International Association has defined a core set of principles for the exemplary teaching and learning of English as a new language. This exciting new book applies these principles to adults learning English in adult education and workforce development settings. The 6 Principles and their recommended practices are targets of teaching…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Vignettes
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Mathews-Aydinli, Julie – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2008
This article provides a synthesis and review of 41 recent research studies focusing on the population of adult English language learners (ELLs) studying in nonacademic contexts. It notes the unique qualities and importance of understanding the English-language needs of this population, provides a critical overview of the existing literature, and…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Meta Analysis, Adult Learning
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Csepelyi, Tünde – CATESOL Journal, 2010
The focus of this article is on adult literacy in adult basic education (ABE) programs with special emphasis on English as a Second Language (ESL) students. The article intends to highlight several relevant points in ABE ESL literacy instruction. It focuses on (a) the nature of adult learning, (b) the structure of ABE programs, (c) who the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Literacy Education, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Center for Adult English Language Acquisition, 2008
As a result of a growing immigrant population in the United States, many adult education programs are working with new populations of adult learners who need to learn English. There is a need for a strong workforce of trained and knowledgeable practitioners who can work effectively with adults learning English and facilitate transitions to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Second Language Learning, Adult Learning, Adult Students
Verschelden, Robert J.; Harbers, Elizabeth – Adult Leadership, 1976
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Cultural Interrelationships, Educational Needs, English (Second Language)
Gal, Ilona – Esperanto Documents, 1978
Research has indicated that the elderly retain the ability to learn, and specifically to learn new languages. Furthermore, the increasingly greater proportion of old people in the population demands that their need for continued intellectual stimulation be met. In the absence of explicit motives for learning an ethnic language, Esperanto is a good…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Artificial Languages, Educational Gerontology
Soudack, Avi – 1990
Research pertaining to adult second-language learning from television is reviewed. It is proposed that course design and marketing must begin with considerations of basic factors such as students' needs, nature of the target language, the uses to be made of the language, and the linguistic skills being taught. Decisions can be made best by keeping…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Curriculum Design, Educational Needs
Burt, Miriam; Keenan, Fran – 1998
Because of the high and rising numbers of adult students of English as a Second Language (ESL), the need for qualified teachers is strong. Instructors need to know how to work with a learner population that is diverse in race, culture, native language, economic status, motivation, and educational background. They also need to know how adults learn…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Educational Needs, Educational Policy
Adult Literacy and Basic Skills Unit, London (England). – 1985
This collection of papers focuses on literacy and the special educational needs of speakers of English as a second language (ESL). In a paper entitled "Ethnic Minority Educational Needs in the 1980s," Gurnam Heire examines some of the changes in employment and training that have taken place over the past few years and how these affect the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Basic Skills
Kissam, Ed – 1998
This paper presents findings from a state-sponsored study of the adult education needs of limited-English-proficient (LEP) adults in California. The findings relate primarily to the situation of the over 2.3-million Spanish-speaking LEP adults, and within this population, to Mexican immigrants. Data were gathered in household surveys in three…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Demography, Educational Needs
Longfield, Diane M. – 1984
Although English-as-a-second-language (ESL) practitioners are generally making good progress in teaching listening and speaking skills, the entire area of teaching literacy skills to ESL students is barely in the formative stage. The teaching of ESL is further complicated when students are not only lacking in English literacy skills but are also…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs
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