Understanding Success and Failure in Adult ESL
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Understanding Success and Failure in Adult ESL: Superación vs Dropout of Adult English Learners in the US(106 New Perspectives on Language and Education)

Understanding Success and Failure in Adult ESL: Superación vs Dropout of Adult English Learners in the US(106 New Perspectives on Language and Education)


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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.

Table of Contents:
Acknowledgements Preface                                                                                                                                              Introduction: A Broken Car                                                                                                  Chapter 1. Voices Unheard from the Margins                                                                      Chapter 2. Theoretical Frameworks                                                                                  Chapter 3. Adult English Literacy Learners in America and Research Context               Chapter 4. The Six Persistent Learners                                                                              Chapter 5. Who They Are: Thematic Identity of the Six Adult English Learners                               Chapter 6. What Drives Investment                                                                                   Chapter 7. What Makes Adult ELs Drop Out                                                                   Chapter 8. What Makes Adult ELs Stay                                                                     Chapter 9. Discussion                                                                                                   Chapter 10. Implications and Conclusion                                                                   References About the Author Index                                                                                                                  

About the Author :
Taewoong Kim is a lecturer at Washington University in St Louis, USA, having previously taught English and Korean to students of all ages. His research interests include learner identity and investment, computer-assisted language learning, and social justice through education.

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Dr. Kim offers an insightful, ground-level perspective of the daily lives and dreams of English Learners. Teaching English to hard-working adults involves more than reconsidering curriculum; it requires a radical reorientation, founded upon caring relationships and knowledge of student aspirations. Dr. Kim explains how to transform your teaching and why it matters. This book is an invaluable addition to the field of Second Language Acquisition and English teaching. Practitioners and researchers alike will find the emphasis on ‘learner investment’ to be a useful angle to approach their work. Teachers, educators, and scholars will gain insight into the challenges of real adult learners and some potential solutions suggested by the author. Why do adult English language learners drop out of language programs? In this book, Dr. Taewoong Kim tackles this problem in a very insightful and humanistic way. He gives voice to those that are often not heard. All teachers wanting to empower this unique demographic of students should read this.


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  • ISBN-13: 9781800412392
  • Publisher: Multilingual Matters
  • Publisher Imprint: Multilingual Matters
  • Height: 234 mm
  • No of Pages: 160
  • Series Title: 106 New Perspectives on Language and Education
  • Sub Title: Superación vs Dropout of Adult English Learners in the US
  • Width: 156 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1800412398
  • Publisher Date: 12 Apr 2022
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 8 mm
  • Weight: 286 gr


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