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Direct linkSuh, Emily – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2021
The domain of literacy includes multiple strategies relevant to studying in college (Alexander, 2005). This thematic analysis examines how Generation 1 learners (adult-arrival immigrants who transition from adult ESL into college) demonstrate their emergent literacy domain competence and how their literacy strategy use aligns with their identity…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Duarte, Joana; Günther-van der Meij, Mirjam – Multilingua: Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication, 2022
The paper focuses on translanguaging practices of highly skilled refugees in a transition program in Dutch higher education. The pathways for refugees to enter higher education are full of obstacles. Acquiring the new language at a university level is one of the biggest challenges. Many institutions offer 'transition programs' to prepare refugees…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Language Usage, Native Language, Second Language Learning
Gonzales, Barbara, Ed. – 1981
This compilation of brief articles on aspects of training in English as a second language (ESL) at the City University of New York (CUNY) serves also as an introduction to the many facets of ESL instruction. Characteristics of ESL students are described and differentiated. Several typical programs are described. The needs of ESL students outside…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, College Preparation, Educational Theories, English (Second Language)
Download full textArlington County Public Schools, VA. REEP, Arlington Education and Employment Program. – 1994
The English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) curriculum of the Arlington (Virginia) Adult Learning System (AALS) is presented. AALS is a consortium in which an adult education provider (the public school system) coordinates efforts of its own organization with a community-based organization, a vocational institute, and a university to transition…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, Community Organizations, Consortia
Williams, Gwendolyn M. – 1997
A survey investigating public beliefs about teaching methods of English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) and bilingual education is reported. An introductory section chronicles the political history of ESL and bilingual education in the United States, describes major program designs, and reviews literature on public opinion concerning these programs.…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingualism, Educational Strategies
Peer reviewedRosenthal, Judith W. – College Teaching, 1992
A Kean College (New Jersey) program in English as a Second Language (ESL) designed to ease students' transition to mainstream classes focuses on reinforcing existing English skills, encouraging interaction between limited-English-speaking and native-speaking students, providing academic support, encouraging confidence, and helping teachers modify…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, College Second Language Programs, English (Second Language)
Snow, Marguerite Ann; Brinton, Donna M. – 1988
The adjunct model of language instruction is described as it has been implemented at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). In this model, freshman English and English-as-a-second-language (ESL) courses are linked with content area courses to better integrate the reading, writing, and study skills required for academic success at the…
Descriptors: College English, College Freshmen, Content Area Reading, Content Area Writing
