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Peer reviewedSkilton-Sylvester, Ellen – Adult Education Quarterly, 2002
An ethnographic study of four Cambodian women learning English as a second language showed how their participation was connected to their identities as spouses, mothers, sisters, daughters, and workers. The research extends Norton Peirce's theory by highlighting the role that cultural identity plays in investment in learning. (Contains 31…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cambodians, English (Second Language), Ethnic Groups
Peer reviewedD'Annunzio, Anthony – Adult Basic Education, 1995
Bilingual Cambodian and Hispanic tutors were trained to teach English to non-English-speaking adults using nondirective methods such as language experience approach, individualized reading, expressive writing, and person-centered counseling. The high degree of personal involvement was the key to meeting learners' affective and social as well as…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Bilingual Teachers, Cambodians, English (Second Language)
Peer reviewedMalicky, Grace V.; Derwing, Tracey – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 1993
A Canadian bilingual ESL program for Cambodians was taught by an experienced English-speaking ESL teacher and a Cambodian-speaking coteacher. Observations, interviews, and journal analysis showed that a bilingual monocultural format encouraged student participation and peer teaching and that second-language learning was facilitated by…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Bilingual Education, Cambodians
