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Direct linkArteaga, Deborah, Ed. – Multilingual Matters, 2019
The chapters in this volume, all written by experts in the field, present an array of new research on second language acquisition (SLA) that touches on several current theoretical debates in the field and present a rich range of new empirical data and a number of innovative findings. The studies address questions relating to ultimate attainment,…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Native Language, Transfer of Training
Peer reviewedMiller, Elizabeth R. – Linguistics and Education: An International Research Journal, 2012
This article examines several "language practice" interactions among adult immigrant students in an ESL classroom in the U.S. from the perspective of performativity theory. In drawing on performativity theory, it conceptualizes such classroom interactions, along with the research practices used to investigate them, as constitutive actions. That…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Classroom Communication, Researchers, Immigrants
Download full textLight, Justine; Gnida, Sara – TESL Canada Journal, 2012
This article presents the development, rollout, and subsequent uptake of the Alberta Teachers of English as a Second Language (ATESL) document Best Practices for "Adult English as a Second Language (ESL)/Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) Programming" in the light of literature on teacher engagement with second-language…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning
Bigelow, Martha; Schwarz, Robin Lovrien – National Institute for Literacy, 2010
Adult English language learners who lack print literacy or experience with formal education encounter a unique set of challenges in their lives and their efforts to learn English. Educators and policymakers are similarly challenged by how best to help these adults acquire English literacy. This paper reviews a variety of research, including that…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Second Language Learning, Adult Learning, Adult Students
