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Lert, Erika Nagy – 1980
The study described in this paper focuses on English language acquisition by adult Hmong Laotian immigrants in an English as a Second Language (ESL) program in a city in the Northeastern United States. Preexistent levels of literacy and second language familiarity are discounted as influences on the speed of students' acquisition of language.…
Descriptors: Adults, Asian Americans, Cognitive Style, Cultural Influences
Download full textKamm, Rebecca Ann – 1990
Factors were studied that influence attitudes of Asian English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) learners in order to better understand possible reasons why attitudes may change and ways they may be influenced. Special attention was given to cultural and education differences, difficulties relating to nonliterate adult learners, and strategies to assist…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Asian Americans, English (Second Language)
Hughes, Mary Katherine – 1990
The cultural values of Hmong parents in the Hmong community of Spokane (Washington) are described and interpreted. The perceptions of Hmong refugee mothers and fathers resettled in the United States are examined with regard to the family and their roles as parents. The cultural values of the Laotian Hmong are also examined prior to and during the…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Cultural Background, Discipline, Educational Background
