Download full textERIC Number: ED424793
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1998
Pages: 32
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Research Agenda for Adult ESL.
National Clearinghouse for ESL Literacy Education, Washington, DC.; National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy, Boston, MA.; Adjunct ERIC Clearinghouse for ESL Literacy Education, Washington, DC.
The research agenda for English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) teaching and learning summarizes issues identified for further study by ESL professionals over the period of 1996-1998. The document is designed to provide funding agencies with clear priorities for research suggested by leaders in the field, provide researchers with support for proposing specific projects, and provide a focus for discussion about improvement of ESL programs. Recommendations are made for research and development in the areas of: adult ESL learners; program design, instructional content, and practices; teacher preparation and staff development; assessment and outcomes; policy; and priority issues. In each area but the last, five to ten specific research questions are presented. Contains 32 references. (MSE) (Adjunct ERIC Clearinghouse on Literacy Education)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Classroom Techniques, Educational Policy, English (Second Language), Inservice Teacher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Language Research, Language Teachers, Literacy Education, Program Evaluation, Public Policy, Research Needs, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Programs, Staff Development, Student Characteristics, Student Evaluation, Teacher Education, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: ERIC Publications; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
Sponsor: Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc., Alexandria, VA.; Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: National Clearinghouse for ESL Literacy Education, Washington, DC.; National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy, Boston, MA.; Adjunct ERIC Clearinghouse for ESL Literacy Education, Washington, DC.
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