Understanding Success and Failure in Adult ESL: Superación vs Dropout of Adult English Learners in the US. New Perspectives on Language and Education

Autor/in	Kim, Taewoong
Titel	Understanding Success and Failure in Adult ESL: Superación vs Dropout of Adult English Learners in the US. New Perspectives on Language and Education
Quelle	(2022), (160 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-80041-240-8
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; Academic Failure; Adult Education; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Dropouts; Adult Students; Learner Engagement; Immigrants; Self Actualization + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Self actualisation; Selbstverwirklichung
Abstract	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 "superación" 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. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01