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Crandall, JoAnn; Grognet, Allene Guss – 1983
Experience in adult English as a second language (ESL) programs in recent years supports the claim that they are always intended to meet specific needs of the learners. Six program models for adult English for Special Purposes (ESP) courses are identified and described. These are: (1) Survival and Coping Skills ESL, (2) Literacy ESL, (3)…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Communicative Competence (Languages), Competency Based Education
Download full textCenter for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC. Language and Orientation Resource Center. – 1982
Teaching English as a second language (ESL) to competencies requires that the instructional focus be on functional competencies and life-coping skills while developing the spoken and/or written English structures necessary to perform these skills. A step-by-step approach to develop and implement a competency-based approach to ESL for adults is…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Adult Students, Basic Skills, Communicative Competence (Languages)
