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Understanding Success and Failure in Adult ESL : Superación vs Dropout of Adult English Learners in the US / Taewoong Kim.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: New Perspectives on Language and Education ; 106Publisher: Bristol ; Blue Ridge Summit : Multilingual Matters, [2022]Copyright date: ©2022Description: 1 online resource (160 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781800412415
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 428.0071/5 23//eng/20220202eng
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: A Broken Car -- 1 Voices Unheard from the Margins -- 2 Theoretical Frameworks -- 3 Adult English Literacy Learners in America and Research Context -- 4 The Six Persistent Learners -- 5 Who They Are: Thematic Identity of the Six Adult English Learners -- 6 What Drives Investment -- 7 What Makes Adult ELs Drop Out -- 8 What Makes Adult ELs Stay -- 9 Discussion -- 10 Implications and Conclusion -- References -- About the Author -- Index
Summary: This book explores the reasons why adult ESL learners drop out of their language classes, and suggests that those involved in ESL need to look beyond simplistic explanations to do with lack of time or interest. The author proposes that ‘self-actualization’ is crucial to understanding success or failure in adult ESL.

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: A Broken Car -- 1 Voices Unheard from the Margins -- 2 Theoretical Frameworks -- 3 Adult English Literacy Learners in America and Research Context -- 4 The Six Persistent Learners -- 5 Who They Are: Thematic Identity of the Six Adult English Learners -- 6 What Drives Investment -- 7 What Makes Adult ELs Drop Out -- 8 What Makes Adult ELs Stay -- 9 Discussion -- 10 Implications and Conclusion -- References -- About the Author -- Index

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This book explores the reasons why adult ESL learners drop out of their language classes, and suggests that those involved in ESL need to look beyond simplistic explanations to do with lack of time or interest. The author proposes that ‘self-actualization’ is crucial to understanding success or failure in adult ESL.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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