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Download full textXodabande, Ismail – International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 2018
In recent years, increasing availability of digital technologies and internet connection for the majority of global population has affected almost every aspect of modern life including education and language learning. As a result, the face of language learning is changing both inside and outside the classroom and there is an ever growing need to…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Preferences
Direct linkKozar, Olga – Research in Comparative and International Education, 2013
Private tutoring is a common and worldwide phenomenon. However, there is a dearth of up-to-date research on private tutoring compared with that on institutional one-to-one teaching, which could be explained by challenges associated with data collection. This article proposes using publicly available online advertisements of private tutors as a…
Descriptors: Tutoring, Trend Analysis, Qualitative Research, English (Second Language)
Malu, Kathleen F. – English Teaching Forum, 2013
This article presents a theoretical framework to support the use of children's picture storybooks in teaching EFL to adults and adolescents. The author presents ways to use these books, addresses the twin goals of teaching mechanics and culture, and includes a list of books and a wide variety of activities that EFL teachers can use to effectively…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Picture Books, Adult Learning, Adolescents
Lavery, Janice; Livingston, Brenda – Computers in Libraries, 1999
Describes programs at the Toronto Public Library that teach Internet skills to adult learners, including English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) classes and undereducated adults. Highlights include a sample lesson plan; experiences with adult-literacy classes; expanding Internet training; and Web sites for ESL and adult-literacy classes. (LRW)
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Smith, Ann F. V., Ed.; Strong, Gregory, Ed. – Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. (TESOL), 2009
"Adult Language Learners: Context and Innovation" presents instructional practices that are particularly successful with adults. Adult language learners are goal oriented and direct their learning to fulfill particular needs or demands: to advance their studies, to progress up the career ladder, to follow business opportunities, to pass…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Personal Autonomy, Foreign Countries
Ramirez, Sylvia; Savage, K. Lynn – 2003
This brief identifies advantages and challenges to using video-based distance education for adult English language learners (ELLs), describing implementation alternatives and suggesting practical implementation strategies. Advantages include multiple mentoring opportunities and the ability to reach more learners. Challenges include identifying…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Computer Uses in Education, Distance Education
Rosen, David J. – Office of Educational Research and Improvement, 1999
Students in adult literacy education, including basic and secondary education and English for speakers of other languages (ESOL), are increasingly using computers to write, find information, publish their writings, communicate by e-mail, learn basic skills, and for other purposes. In this chapter the focus is on computers, the Internet (including…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Adult Learning, Electronic Equipment, Adult Literacy
Snow, Marguerite Ann, Ed.; Kamhi-Stein, Lia, Ed. – Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. (TESOL), 2006
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. (TESOL), introduces "Developing a New Course for Adult Learners," edited by Marguerite Ann Snow and Lia Kamhi-Stein. This volume in TESOL's Language Curriculum Development Series presents the stories of teachers, curriculum developers, and administrators from all over the world who…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, North American English, Curriculum Development, Civics
Virginia Commonwealth Univ., Richmond. Virginia Adult Education and Literacy Resource Center. – 1998
The kit is intended for teachers beginning to teach English as a Second Language (ESL). The first part offers some ideas for testing, registering, and placing students according to their needs and goals. A sample registration form, placement test, list of commercially-available tests, and sample needs assessments are included here. The second…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques
Brooks, Greg; Giles, Kerry; Harman, John; Kendall, Sally; Rees, Felicity; Whittaker, Sara – 2001
Research on adult basic skills in the United Kingdom and elsewhere in the English-speaking world was reviewed. The review focused on the following aspects of adult basic skills education: the scale of need and impact of poor basic skills; learner characteristics; motivation, attendance, dropping out, and progression; provision and programs; tutors…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning
Comings, John, Ed.; Garner, Barbara, Ed.; Smith, Cristine, Ed. – 2000
This book contains eight papers on adult learning and literacy. "The Year 1998 in Review" (Fran Tracy-Mumford) examines educational legislation and policy and developments in adult education program development, program accountability, strategic alliances and partnerships, and instructional methodologies and technologies. "Lessons…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adolescents, Adult Education, Adult Learning
2000
This document contains 15 papers from the information technology (IT) in vocational education and training (VET) section of an international conference on VET for lifelong learning in the information era. The following papers are included: "Adapting the System of Continuing Vocational Education for the 3rd Industrial Revolution--Experiences…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Business English, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education
