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Elena Dupuis – BU Journal of Graduate Studies in Education, 2024
English as an additional language (EAL) adult literacy learners have special needs and unique characteristics. The various challenges they face include decoding, comprehending, and developing basic skills for reading and writing. At the same time, it is extremely important to understand EAL adult literacy programming, as the right approaches for…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Literacy, Student Needs, Student Characteristics
Koç, Tuncay; Dilek Bacanak, Kadriye; Ergül, Hatice – Language Learning Journal, 2023
In addressing vocabulary explanations in language classroom settings, a growing number of studies have examined the different ways teachers respond to the vocabulary explanation requests made by students in second language (L2) classrooms. Relatively lacking is an investigation into the nature of vocabulary explanation requests made by students in…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers, Second Language Learning, Adult Students
Davaasambuu, Sarantsetseg; Cinelli, Jessica; Zagari, Christine – Adult Learning, 2020
Background: Adult Student Priorities Survey (ASPS) from Ruffalo Noel Levitz was utilized to examine the level of importance and the level of satisfaction of continuing education students in allied health care and English as a second language (ESL) programs at Kingborough Community College, Brooklyn, NY. Method: Mean scores for both…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Noncredit Courses, Student Attitudes, Continuing Education
Chanpradit, Thaweesak – Journal of Education and Learning, 2022
A curriculum on English for cultural tourism communication was designed, developed, and implemented for Thai adult learners in Doem Bang Nang Buat, Suphan Buri, based on adaptation of the grassroots model (Taba, 1962) and relevant research. This study focused on measurement of the learning outcomes and satisfaction levels of Thai adult learners…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, English for Special Purposes, Tourism, Foreign Countries
Cochi, Carol – Journal of Multilingual Education Research, 2020
The number of non-academic adults who need English as a second language (ESL) classes is ever increasing, yet little is known about the instructional practices used to teach this population of learners. The focus of this article is to describe an exploratory single case study of the instructional practices used by teachers in a nonacademic adult…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Vocabulary Development, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Marefat, Fahimeh; Mostafaii, Mahnaz; Sajedifard, Mohammad – MEXTESOL Journal, 2020
Delving into the linguistic performance of EFL learners with varying linguistic backgrounds and potentials appears to be of huge significance, particularly in EFL classrooms. The knowledge of the potential variations between monolingual and bilingual EFL learners might help teachers better meet the needs of these learners, for instance through…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Monolingualism, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Mudzingwa, Calisto – BC TEAL Journal, 2017
The Portfolio-Based Language Assessment (PBLA) literature explicitly states the suitability of using PBLA in English as an additional language (EAL) learning contexts. An underlying assumption is that it is also suitable for adult learners. This paper tests this assumption by comparing PBLA against the assumptions and principles of andragogy--a…
Descriptors: Portfolio Assessment, Adult Students, Adult Learning, English (Second Language)
Suh, Emily KyungJin – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Immigrant students access community colleges with increasing frequency (Teranishi, Suarez-Orozco, & Suarez-Orozco, 2011); however, the majority of research focuses on Generation 1.5 students who completed K-12 education in the U.S. Generation 1 learners are defined in this study as adult immigrants (Rumbaut, 2004) and adult learners (Knowles,…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Community Colleges, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Calvert, Megan; Sheen, Younghee – Language Teaching Research, 2015
The creation, implementation, and evaluation of language learning tasks remain a challenge for many teachers, especially those with limited experience with using tasks in their teaching. This action-research study reports on one teacher's experience of developing, implementing, critically reflecting on, and modifying a language learning task…
Descriptors: Action Research, Teaching Methods, Task Analysis, Second Language Learning
Wilsey, Biljana Belamaric – CALICO Journal, 2013
While much is known about the characteristics of adult learners and even adult learners in online and distance education settings, very little CALL research is focused on online self-instructed learners, and even fewer studies focus on learners of less commonly taught languages (LCTLs), such as Macedonian, for whom traditional or even distance…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Distance Education, Uncommonly Taught Languages
Wette, Rosemary – TESOL in Context, 2011
This article examines how four teachers of ESOL selected and used instructional materials in courses for adult refugees and new migrants. To date, scholarly literature on this topic has largely comprised advice about the principles of teaching and second language learning on which materials should be based, and on-going debate about the merits and…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Instructional Materials, Foreign Countries, Refugees
Al-Jumaily, Samir – Indian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2011
The study suggests a general model that could guarantee the cooperation between teachers and their students to overcome the difficulties encountered in ESP learning. It tries to join together different perspectives in the research of adult education, specifically in the teaching of English for Specific Purposes. It also provides some sort of trust…
Descriptors: Models, Adult Students, English for Special Purposes, Teaching Methods
Tims, Nereida Rodrigues – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This study focus on Project-Based Learning (PBL) as an instructional approach that, among other important features, promotes hands-on meaningful learning for adult ESL learners and permits them to connect what they learn in the classroom to real life, along with opportunities to develop the four language skills in an integrated and contextualized…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Student Attitudes, Active Learning, Interviews
Bigelow, Martha; Schwarz, Robin Lovrien – National Institute for Literacy, 2010
Adult English language learners who lack print literacy or experience with formal education encounter a unique set of challenges in their lives and their efforts to learn English. Educators and policymakers are similarly challenged by how best to help these adults acquire English literacy. This paper reviews a variety of research, including that…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Second Language Learning, Adult Learning, Adult Students
Rodriguez, Amber Gallup; Burt, Miriam; Peyton, Joy Kreeft; Ueland, Michelle – Center for Adult English Language Acquisition, 2009
Programs for adults learning English vary widely in size and scope. Some are large, multilevel programs, such as the Arlington Education and Employment Program (REEP) in Virginia, which has more than 45 staff members, over 100 volunteers, and an array of student services for the 7,500 learners served annually at the program's 7 locations. Others…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning