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Poetry in the Adult ESL Classroom. ERIC Digest.
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Peyton, Joy Kreeft; Rigg, Pat – 1999
Poetry can be used in the adult English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) classroom with all learners, even those with limited literacy and proficiency in English. Learners can read, discuss, and write about poems and how they speak to their lives. They can create poems of their own to express their feelings, thoughts, or beliefs. This digest suggests…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Classroom Techniques, Creative Writing, Culturally Relevant Education