Understanding Success and Failure in Adult ESL : Superacion vs Dropout of Adult English Learners in the US Paperback / softback
by Taewoong Kim
Part of the New Perspectives on Language and Education series
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This book explores the reasons why adult ESL learners drop out of their language classes and suggests explicit strategies for keeping students engaged.
The most effective strategies may be personal rather than technical or curricular.
Based on a study of a group of Mexican immigrants to the US, the author proposes that superacion or 'self-actualization' is crucial to understanding the relative success of adult ESL learners.
Learners' decisions to drop out were not hasty or superficial but were based on a commonsense assessment concerning how the class might improve the quality of their lives.
Those involved in delivering ESL to adult learners should stress the tangible, practical advantages that accrue with learning English, and at the same time strive to make instruction relevant.
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In Stock - Less than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:160 pages
- Publisher:Multilingual Matters
- Publication Date:12/04/2022
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- ISBN:9781800412392
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Information
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In Stock - Less than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:160 pages
- Publisher:Multilingual Matters
- Publication Date:12/04/2022
- Category:
- ISBN:9781800412392
