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Older Russian Immigrants' Experiences in Learning English: Motivation, Methods, and Barriers
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Hubenthal, Wendy – Adult Basic Education: An Interdisciplinary Journal for Adult Literacy Educational Planning, 2004
This qualitative study investigated older Russian immigrants' reasons for studying English, their learning strategies, and barriers to their progress. Ten men and women in their 60s and 70s were interviewed. Data were analyzed using the constant comparative method. Findings indicated that the participants' motivation for learning English was to…
Descriptors: Social Environment, Learning Strategies, Immigrants, English (Second Language)