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Narratives of Adult English Learners and Teachers : Practical Applications / Clarena Larrotta.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: New Perspectives on Language and EducationPublisher: Bristol ; Blue Ridge Summit : Multilingual Matters, [2019]Copyright date: ©2019Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781788923170
  • 9781788923187
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 428.0071/5 23
LOC classification:
  • PE1128.A2 L346 2019
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction and Supporting Theories -- Part 1: Learners' Voices -- 2. Learning to Enjoy Reading in ESL -- 3. ESL Adults Transitioning from Oral Language to Print -- 4. Adults Building Confidence Through Family Literacy -- 5. Adult ESL Learners' Motivations -- Part 2: Teachers' Voices -- 6. ESL Instruction Through Religious Organizations -- 7. Public Libraries Building Literate Communities -- 8. Engaged Scholarship Training TESOL Instructors -- 9. Negotiating Adult ESL Curriculum -- 10. Conclusion -- Appendix -- References -- Index
Summary: This book centralizes the narratives of adult English language learners, teachers, and trainee teachers in the development of a humanistic language pedagogy; their strengths, concerns, and stories inform this practical guide to adult literacy development and English language-culture learning and teaching. The author sets the need to educate the whole person, and to focus on the adult learner's strengths and assets, against a background of rigorous research and practical experience. This book combines evidence-based pedagogy with a passionate belief in the centrality of the learner and the importance of education and will be invaluable to all those involved in teaching and training related to adult English language learners.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction and Supporting Theories -- Part 1: Learners' Voices -- 2. Learning to Enjoy Reading in ESL -- 3. ESL Adults Transitioning from Oral Language to Print -- 4. Adults Building Confidence Through Family Literacy -- 5. Adult ESL Learners' Motivations -- Part 2: Teachers' Voices -- 6. ESL Instruction Through Religious Organizations -- 7. Public Libraries Building Literate Communities -- 8. Engaged Scholarship Training TESOL Instructors -- 9. Negotiating Adult ESL Curriculum -- 10. Conclusion -- Appendix -- References -- Index

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This book centralizes the narratives of adult English language learners, teachers, and trainee teachers in the development of a humanistic language pedagogy; their strengths, concerns, and stories inform this practical guide to adult literacy development and English language-culture learning and teaching. The author sets the need to educate the whole person, and to focus on the adult learner's strengths and assets, against a background of rigorous research and practical experience. This book combines evidence-based pedagogy with a passionate belief in the centrality of the learner and the importance of education and will be invaluable to all those involved in teaching and training related to adult English language learners.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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