Understanding success and failure in adult ESL : superación vs dropout of adult English learners in the US

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    • Kim, Taewoong

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Understanding success and failure in adult ESL : superación vs dropout of adult English learners in the US

Taewoong Kim

(New perspectives on language and education, 106)

Multilingual Matters, c2022

  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-140) and index

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Description

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.

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

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