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Direct linkBalyasnikova, Natalia – BC TEAL Journal, 2020
Many community-based English language learning programs rely on volunteers to lead classes. While some of these volunteers have some teacher training, the majority are not professional educators. The question of how non-professionals understand what constitutes facilitation of language learning in an adult education context remains underexplored.…
Descriptors: Peer Teaching, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
Download full textTacoma Community House, WA. – 1987
This collection of articles is assembled from a variety of sources and contributors that together form a statewide network of volunteer programs teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) to refugees. The articles are divided into the following sections: (1) teaching tips; (2) "talk time" (concerning a weekly conversation session); (3)…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, English (Second Language)
Miami-Dade Community Coll., FL. – 1983
Project H.E.L.P. (Haitian/Hispanic Employability through Language Program) was developed in response to the language and employment needs of adult Spanish-speaking and Haitian immigrants in Florida. It is an interinstitutional cooperative educational program focusing on four basic aspects of communication: understanding, speaking, reading, and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Audiovisual Aids, Bilingual Instructional Materials, Communication Skills
Virginia Commonwealth Univ., Richmond. Virginia Adult Education and Literacy Resource Center. – 1998
The kit is intended for teachers beginning to teach English as a Second Language (ESL). The first part offers some ideas for testing, registering, and placing students according to their needs and goals. A sample registration form, placement test, list of commercially-available tests, and sample needs assessments are included here. The second…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques
Hunter, Ruth L.; Ratliffe, Sharon A. – 1991
Since 1980, the percentage of ethnic minority students at Golden West College (GWC) has nearly doubled. To meet the English language needs of this rapidly growing student population, a speaking and listening course was introduced into the curriculum in 1982, followed by a pronunciation course in 1985. Both courses were part of the…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Community Colleges, Community Cooperation, Community Involvement
Brignoni, Gladys – 1996
A study investigated instructional administrative practices in workplace English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) programs and lessons learned in their implementation, with special attention given to innovative practice and its context. Data were drawn from a survey of 22 workplace literacy programs with culturally diverse populations in a variety of…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Objectives, Educational Strategies
