Reading and Adult English Language Learners: A Review of the Research

Autor/inn/en	Burt, Miriam; Peyton, Joy Kreeft; Adams, Rebecca
Institution	National Center for ESL Literacy Education, Washington, DC.
Titel	Reading and Adult English Language Learners: A Review of the Research
Quelle	(2003), (58 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Second Language Learning; Reading Processes; English (Second Language); Teaching Methods; Literacy Education; Adult Students; Second Language Instruction; Adult Literacy; Adult Education; Reading Instruction; Reading Research; Literature Reviews + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Zweitsprachenerwerb; Leseprozess; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Adult; Adults; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Leseunterricht; Leseforschung
Abstract	Learning to read in English is difficult for adult English language learners. Teachers know that their learners come from diverse backgrounds, have different experiences with literacy in their first languages, and have various reasons for learning English. They also know that there is no simple recipe to help their students become proficient readers. What does the research say? How does it inform instructional practice? This paper summarizes the research on adult English language learners reading English, offers ESL teachers and administrators suggestions for instruction, and points to areas where further research is needed. Four sections comprise this paper. The first part of this paper describes factors that need to be taken into account in literacy instruction for adults learning English--learners' levels of literacy in the first language, levels of oral proficiency in English, educational backgrounds, and goals for learning English. Subsequent sections give an overview of the reading process for second language learners; discuss the benefits of reading for promoting second language development; and summarize research findings, their implications for practice, and major areas in which research is needed. (Contains 10 figures and a bibliography.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Available from: Center for Adult English Language Acquisition. 4646 40th Street NW, Washington, DC 20016. Tel: 202-355-1500; Fax: 202-363-7204; Web site: http://www.cal.org/caela
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10