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Interculturality in Latin American Rural Bilingual Education: A Systematic Literature Review
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Diana Marcela Duque Salazar; María Alejandra Tangarife Loaiza; Ángela Patricia Velásquez Hoyos – PROFILE: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, 2024
This systematic literature review examines the panorama of interculturality in rural contexts of bilingual education in Latin America. It aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the current state of knowledge in Latin America and identify key themes, challenges, and gaps in the field. The review highlights the importance of recognizing and…
Descriptors: Rural Education, Bilingual Education, Latin Americans, Cultural Pluralism
In-Between: Late-Arriving Teens in Adult Education Programs Navigating Child and Adult Immigrant Narratives
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Birman, Dina; Oberoi, Ashmeet K.; Garcia, Maria Fernanda; Haarlammert, Miryam; Leiva, Massiel; Lane, Alexandra; Culbreth, Caroline; Taylor, Hanna; Ruiz-Sorrentini, Andrea; Trickett, Edison J. – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2022
We report on a grounded theory study of late-arriving immigrant youth (LIY) who arrived in the United States at 16-18 years of age and were referred to daytime General Education Diploma (D-GED) programs. These programs provide an alternate path to a high school diploma for youth with insufficient knowledge of English to complete graduation…
Descriptors: Immigrants, High School Equivalency Programs, Day Programs, Latin Americans
Paradoxes of Global and Local Development in the Film "Verónico Cruz. La deuda interna": A Hybrid Discussion Group in Spanish for Specific Purposes
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Fernández, Ana M. – Hispania, 2021
The detrimental effects of neoliberalism accompany globalization. The paradoxes generated by the global-regional gap have revealed local cultures' double vulnerability to national and international development. Miguel Pereira fictionalizes this complex phenomenon in the film "Verónico Cruz. La deuda interna" (Argentina, 1988). Inspired…
Descriptors: Spanish, Films, Languages for Special Purposes, Second Language Learning
Examination of Factors That Promote Transformative Learning Experiences of College-Level Adult Learners of Foreign Languages
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Schwartz, Tomoko – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to examine factors that promote transformative learning experiences of college-level adult learners of foreign languages. This study was conducted to analyze how college-level adult learners of foreign languages experience transformative learning through educational and non-educational experiences. Mezirow's…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Learning Experience, College Students, Adult Students
"Hay Que Seguir Luchando": Struggles that Shaped English Language Learning of Four Cuban Immigrant Women
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Butcher, John S.; Townsend, Jane S. – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2011
Newly arrived from Cuba, Angelica, Dora, Marina, and Damaris attempted to negotiate new surroundings and immigrant identities, building a sense of home for themselves and their families. Data from qualitative interviews, classroom observations, and focus group conversations revealed hopes that by acquiring English language skills, they would…
Descriptors: Females, Focus Groups, Quality of Life, Foreign Countries
Learning Styles of ESL Students in Community Colleges
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Lincoln, Felicia; Rademacher, Barbara – Community College Journal of Research & Practice, 2006
This study investigated the learning styles of adult English as a second language (ESL) students in Northwest Arkansas. Learning style differences by age, gender, and country of origin were explored. A total of 69 northwest Arkansas adult ESL students attending 7 adult-education centers were administered the VARK Learning Styles Questionnaire.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Aural Learning, Females, Males