Understanding Success and Failure in Adult ESL - Superacion vs Dropout of Adult English Learners in the US (Paperback)

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 superacion 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.

General

Imprint:	Multilingual Matters
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	New Perspectives on Language and Education
Release date:	April 2022
Authors:	Tae-Woong Kim
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 8mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	160
ISBN-13:	978-1-80041-239-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Population & demography > Immigration & emigration Books > Social sciences > Education > Higher & further education > Adult education
LSN:	1-80041-239-8
Barcode:	9781800412392

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