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Approaching the Needs of Adult Illiterate ESL Students.

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Shank, Cathy C. – 1986

A review of literature on the learning processes and potential of adult students of English as a Second Language, not literate in their native language, looks at research in the following areas: (1) the differences between children and adults in language learning; (2) the effects of previous formal education on second language learning; (3) the…

Descriptors: Academic Ability, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Age Differences