ERIC Number: ED321600
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1990
Pages: 39
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: ISBN-0-8011-0856-x
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English as a Second Language Handbook for Adult Education Instructors.
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento.
This handbook is designed to assist classroom teachers of English as a Second Language (ESL) in meeting the needs of their adult students. The handbook is intended for use in a variety of settings and with a variety of teaching styles. The first chapter discusses adult learners' characteristics and the factors affecting their learning. The second chapter looks at program components and considerations, including counseling and guidance, life skills, vocational ESL, academic curricula, comprehensive curricula, and textbook evaluation and selection. Chapter 3 describes several ESL teaching methods and discusses content area instruction, learning styles, and lesson planning. Chapter 4 describes the characteristics and background of effective ESL instructors, assessment of instructional strength, and means of professional growth. The fifth chapter examines aspects of adult programming to help instructors understand local programs and assist in designing orientation procedures, focusing on curriculum and materials, teachers' non-instructional responsibilities, placement and attendance, accounting, and personnel and finances. Appended materials include a sample ESL needs assessment, a sample textbook evaluation form, lesson plans for three proficiency levels, an outline of teaching methodologies, and a list of characteristics of effective lessons. (MSE) (Adjunct ERIC Clearinghouse on Literacy Education)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Cognitive Style, Counseling Services, Curriculum Design, English (Second Language), Guidance Programs, Instructional Effectiveness, Instructional Materials, Language Teachers, Lesson Plans, Literacy Education, Needs Assessment, Noninstructional Responsibility, Program Descriptions, Program Design, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Programs, Student Characteristics, Teacher Characteristics, Teacher Qualifications, Teaching Guides, Teaching Methods, Textbook Evaluation, Vocational English (Second Language)
Bureau of Publications, Sales Unit, California State Department of Education, P.O. Box 271, Sacramento, CA 95802-0271 ($4.50, plus sales tax for California residents).
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento.
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