After noting limited interest in the teaching and/or testing of paralinguistic features of spoken English, this article describes a test that includes a number of items uttered differently, which students are asked to interpret. Suggestions are offered regarding test administration, test items, and student evaluation. (five references) (LB)

Summarizes current knowledge about literacy, as related to learning in second language situations, and describes three approaches to instruction. A Vancouver project for Indo-Canadian women is described that implements these approaches and assesses participants' learning processes. (46 references) (Author/LB)

Provides Chinese instructional strategies for teaching English-as-a-Second-Language literacy that are appropriate for immigrants in the Canadian setting. These strategies arise from how the Chinese perceive literacy as a way of changing the self; present meaning before form in literacy instruction; and believe that knowledge can be gained only…

Discusses characteristics of materials that are effective in teaching English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) adult immigrants, considering cultural barriers in North American classrooms. Some basic features ESL literacy teaching are discussed to emphasize needs that ESL literacy materials must meet. (16 references) (Author/LB)

Presents teaching tips for generating and reading class news in the English-as-a-Second-Language classroom, including a discussion of the rationale, materials, and procedures for generating and using the news. The process can improve not only writing skills but also leadership and interpersonal skills. (LB)

Data from Think Aloud protocols were used to determine how two groups of adult subjects approached reading. Analysis indicates that vocabulary proficiency has a power impact on psychological processing of second-language reading by novices but also that culturally determined literacy practices may be a factor. (Contains 34 references.) (LB)

Analysis of teaching styles of 264 proprietary school instructors in allied health, business, and technical programs revealed a strong preference for teacher-directed instruction, especially in technical programs. Instructors with higher education teacher training and female instructors tended toward a more collaborative mode. (SK)

Examines research on developmental differences among groups of older preservice teachers and how those groups differ in relation to more traditional students. Student teachers completed questionnaires about their experiences, attitudes, and expectations. Results indicated differences were minimal, but those that did exist were age-related…

States that previous research shows links between children's reading comprehension and various writing skills but little is known about reading-writing relationships in adult students. Investigates such relationships in health-care workers attending an adult literacy program. Finds that writing of poorer readers showed significantly lower level of…

Briefly reviews the history of the adult education movement and responses by higher education to the influx of nontraditional older students, such as open admissions, career-oriented programs, evening and weekend divisions, and distance education delivery options such as Web-based modules. Stresses the importance of assessing and accommodating…

Discusses adult education and the demographic changes that will make corporate training and higher education more geared toward adults in the future. Discusses characteristics of adult learners; the concept of andragogy and instructional design models; and collaborative teaching and training. (LRW)

Approaches to Studying Inventory was administered to 503 adult students, most returning to study after many years. Results indicate low internal consistency for seven subscales. Comparison with results of mathematics instructional unit suggests learning orientations are fundamental and identifiable in students returning to study after long…

Focuses on different ways participants in a research project may understand the research and use it themselves by describing how 20 adult students and 14 community members, participants in a recent ethnographic study of adult literacy in England, responded to the invitation to collaborate with researchers in interpreting interview data. (SLD)

Examines the characteristics and needs of older student teachers, reviewing research on nontraditional students and prospective teachers; discussing the unique strengths and challenges of nontraditional students; presenting teacher education's responses to this growing population; showing how teacher educators deal programmatically with older…

Concentrates on longer-established efforts made in Wales to use the Internet as a gateway for opportunities for adult learners. Focusing on a Web-based Welsh language program over a 12-month period, this paper empirically examines the role of the Internet in providing effective access procedures to adult learning and examines who such methods are…