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Direct linkKhatri, Raj – BC TEAL Journal, 2016
Canada welcomes around 24,000 refugees annually (Citizenship and Immigration Canada 2015; 2016). Many adult learners with refugee experiences join English as an Additional Language (EAL) classes every year, whether these classes be federally or provincially funded. These adult learners with refugee experiences bring to EAL classes varied…
Descriptors: Refugees, Adult Learning, English for Academic Purposes, Foreign Countries
Download full textBigelow, Martha; Schwarz, Robin Lovrien – National Institute for Literacy, 2010
Adult English language learners who lack print literacy or experience with formal education encounter a unique set of challenges in their lives and their efforts to learn English. Educators and policymakers are similarly challenged by how best to help these adults acquire English literacy. This paper reviews a variety of research, including that…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Second Language Learning, Adult Learning, Adult Students
Center for Adult English Language Acquisition, 2008
As a result of a growing immigrant population in the United States, many adult education programs are working with new populations of adult learners who need to learn English. There is a need for a strong workforce of trained and knowledgeable practitioners who can work effectively with adults learning English and facilitate transitions to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Second Language Learning, Adult Learning, Adult Students
Niemi, John A. – Literacy Discussion, 1974
The paper reviews briefly the process and modes of communication, explores some problems of cross-cultural communication between the dominant society and the multitude of Indian cultures that exist in Canada, and draws some implications for adult educators. (Author/MW)
Descriptors: Adult Educators, Adult Learning, American Indians, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Kegan, Robert; Broderick, Maria; Drago-Severson, Eleanor; Helsing, Deborah; Popp, Nancy; Portnow, Kathryn – National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL), 2001
How do ABE/ESOL (Adult Basic Education/English for Speakers of Other Languages) programs shape adult learners, and how do adult learners, in turn, shape their programs? Beyond the acquisition of important skills (such as greater fluency in the English language) what are the bigger internal meanings for adults of participating in ABE/ESOL…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students
Wilson, Arthur L., Ed.; Hayes, Elisabeth R., Ed. – 2000
This handbook presents the perspectives of more than 60 leading authorities on the study and practice of adult and continuing education. The following are among the papers included: "A Selective History of Adult Education Handbooks" (A.L. Wilson, E.R. Hayes); "The Concept of Critically Reflective Practice" (Stephen D.…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning
