English (Second Language)

50 records
Title	Date	Abstract
Managing programs for adults learning English	September 2009	This brief is written for program administrators to provide information and strategies that will promote their success with m...
Supporting adult English language learners' transitions to postsecondary education	September 2006	This brief focuses on adult English language learners transitioning from ESL programs to postsecondary education, discussing...
Understanding adult ESL content standards	September 2006	Education standards describe for all stakeholders (program administrators, teachers and other school and district staff, pare...
ESOL best practices: exemplary programs that provide English to speakers of other languages	September 19, 2006	This report is a compilation of ESL and EL Civics 'best practices' from programs across the United States, collected by NCSDA...
Adolescent learners in adult ESL classes	October, 2005	This brief explains some of the reasons why adolescents attend adult ESL classes and describes the characteristics of adult l...
Using the ESL program standards to evaluate and improve adult ESL programs	May 2005	"Program quality standards can help program staff and other stakeholders develop, improve, and maintain programs that are con...
Using adult ESL content standards	March 2007	This brief begins with historical information about content standards for English language learners who attend English as a s...
English language learning; diverse federal and state efforts to support adult English language learning could benefit from more coordination	July 2009	This report details a GAO examination of the federal support for adult English language programs. GAO analyzed Census and enr...
Teaching pronunciation to adult English language learners	July 2009	This brief provides information about evidence-based strategies for teaching pronunciation to adult English language learners...
Promoting success of multilevel ESL classes: what teachers and administrators can do	April 2006	This brief provides background information on multilevel classes and offers suggestions for teachers on instruction in such c...
Teaching grammar to adult English language learners: focus on form	Apr 2009	This brief reviews the evolution of grammar instruction for adult English language learners and provides information on evide...
How should adult ESL reading instruction differ from ABE reading instruction?	2005	This brief examines the usefulness of suggestions for teaching reading to adult English speakers in relationship to English l...
Promising practices to promote retention: results of a case study conducted in the San Diego Centers for Education and Technology, SDCCD	2004	This is a report of a case study of eight adult ESL classes with high retention rates. The consistent themes identified were ...
Working with literacy-level adult English language learners	2003	This Q & A describes literacy-level English language learners and the skills they need to develop. It discusses effective pra...
Technology in adult ESOL instruction: best practices from California	2003	The paper describes instructional strategies used by adult ESL teachers in California that incorporate computer and video tec...
Best practices in integrating technology into adult ESL instruction: a literature search	2002	The paper summarizes current and best practice in the integration of technology into English as a second language (ESL) instr...
Program standards for adult ESL	2002	This is a selection of journal articles and documents from the ERIC database on the subject of program standards to provide t...
Reflective teaching practice in adult ESL settings	2001	This digest discusses the reflective teaching process and its implications for adult ESL teachers.
English literacy and language minorities in the United States	2001	This report looks at adult residents of the U.S. who spoke another language as children. It explores the fluency and literac...
Using the radio to teach English as a second language	2001	This document offers a rationale and suggestions for using the AM/FM/shortwave radio as a low-tech way to improve English lan...
Brain research: implications for second language learning	2000	This digest discusses research on brain development and its implications for adult ESL teachers. References are included.
Improving adult English language learners' speaking skills	1999	This digest describes what speaking involves and what good speakers do in the process of expressing themselves. It also prese...
Multiple intelligences: theory and practice in adult ESL	1999	This digest outlines the basic tenets of the theory of multiple intelligences (MI) and describes how it has been applied in t...
Critical literacy for adult English language learners	1999	The digest examines what critical literacy means and why it is important to include in instruction for adult learning English...
Adult education for limited English proficient adults	1999	This fact sheet gives the background, purpose, and services, of the federal program of adult education for limited English pr...
Improving adult ESL learners' speaking skills	1999	This Digest describes what speaking involves and what good speakers do in the process of expressing themselves. It also pres...
Reading and the adult English language learner	1999	This Digest reviews reading approaches, identifies characteristics of fluent readers, and makes suggestions for developing re...
Refugees as English language learners: issues and concerns	1999	This Digest addresses some of the most commonly asked questions concerning these refugees' ethnic origins and the English lan...
Less teaching and more learning	1999	Teacher of adult English as a second language describes how a change in techniques from traditional grammar-based curriculum ...
Improving adult ESL learners' pronunciation skills	1998	This Digest reviews the current status of pronunciation instruction in adult ESL classes. It provides an overview of the fac...
Using multicultural children's literature in adult ESL classes	1998	Carefully chosen children's books can offer educational benefits for adult English language learners. This Digest provides b...
Project-based learning for adult English language learners	1998	This digest provides a rationale for using project-based learning with adult English language learners, describes the process...
Current concepts and terms in adult ESL	1998	The article presents a selection of terms and concepts in the field of teaching adult English as a second language (ESL). In...
Trends in staff development for adult ESL learners	1998	The article presents a selection of terms and concepts in the field of teaching adult English as a second language (ESL). In...
Using software in the adult ESL classroom	1998	This Q & A is an overview of types of ESL software with guidelines for the appropriate use of software in the adult ESL class...
More than just the Internet: technology for language teaching	1997	This digest describes non-Internet technology tools which remain very useful aids for the language student and teacher. Incl...
Using volunteers as aides in the Adult ESL classroom	1997	This Digest focuses on using volunteers as teacher aides in the adult ESL classroom. It explains the rationale for involving...
Social identity and the adult ESL classroom	1997	This Digest explores how theories of social identity and language learning have developed and discuss ways in which teachers ...
Adult ESL teaching profession	1997	This Digest examines the emerging profession of teaching ESL to adults who live and work in the United States. It offers sug...
Needs assessment for adult ESL learners	1997	This Digest focuses on ways to determine what adult ESL learners want or believe they need to learn. Many of the activities ...
Improving ESL learners' writing skills	1997	This Digest suggests general approaches to writing and specific activities that can make writing easier and more enjoyable fo...
Myths about language diversity and literacy in the United States	1997	This Digest examines four myths which surround discussions of language diversity and literacy in the United States. Referenc...
Reforming mathematics instruction for ESL literacy students	1997	This digest describes the modifications in the mathematics curricula necessary to meet the needs of English as a second langu...
Grammar and its teaching: challenging the myths	1997	This digest challenges ten myths about grammar which lead communicative and proficiency-based teaching approaches to unduly l...
Numeracy in the Adult ESL Classroom	1996	The digest examines numeracy for adults learning English as a second language (ESL) as well as for those who teach them. It ...
Adult English as a second language programs: an overview of policies, participants and practices	1996	This research report provides an overview of the issues central to federally supported adult ESL programs in the United State...
ESL instruction in adult education: findings from a national evaluation	1995	This Digest summarizes findings of the National Evaluation of Adult Education Programs (NEAEP) that are pertinent to English ...
Outreach and retention in adult ESL literacy programs	1995	This Digest discusses outreach methods; it examines learners' reasons for enrolling in ESL classes and for leaving the classe...
Teacher's voice: action research in your classroom	1995	The article describes some of the types of research that elementary school foreign language teachers can conduct with their s...
Teaching low-level adult ESL learners	1995	The digest provides information on how to identify and assess the instructional needs of adults learning to become literate i...