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ERIC Number: EJ329563
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Images of the Learner in English Language Texts for Adults: From Citizen to Consumer.
McGroarty, Mary
Issues in Education, v3 n1 p13-30 Sum 1985
Analyzes the content and images presented in textbooks used to teach English as a second language to adults during two different periods: just after World War I and the present. During the first time period the researchers found that concerns of citizenship were critical; in the present, concerns over consumerism are dominant. Includes a table and extensive notes. (MD)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Citizenship, Consumer Education, Educational Research, Employment, English (Second Language), English Instruction, History, Immigrants, Technological Advancement, Textbooks, Values
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom; Reports - Evaluative
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Audience: Administrators; Policymakers; Researchers; Practitioners
Language: English
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