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Peer reviewedHummon, David M. – Journal of Higher Education, 1994
Analysis of 642 slang terms that college students use to characterize peers at Holy Cross College (Massachusetts) and University of California, Davis suggests that undergraduate slang usage is socially complex, the language is reflective of campus and academic life, and that it portrays undergraduate life from the perspective of dominant student…
Descriptors: College Environment, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Influences
Download full textKim, Kwang; And Others – 1997
The report details results of the 1995 National Household Education Survey concerning home language use, English language proficiency, and participation in English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) classes. The survey found that about 12 million adults reported speaking a language other than English at home. Of these, almost 11 percent had participated…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Educational Attitudes, Educational Demand
