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* Age
* Immediate Goals
* Language Level
* Learner Placement
* Life Experience
* Major problems that ESL learners have
* Motivation
* Nat… | language-learning, learners |
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Adult education classes generally attract students of widely ranging ages.
* Often students in their late teens will be taking the classes in order to… | language-learning, learners |
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Adult students usually have very specific and immediate goals. They are not looking forward to some long-range academic achievement; rather they need Engl… | language-learning, learners |
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Many school districts have standard ESL tests that you could use. (See the annotated bibliography in Section V for a list of these tests.)
Another possi… | language-learning, learners |
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It is critical that adult students be properly placed otherwise they will quickly lose interest and drop out. If the material you present in any level ESL… | language-learning, learners, assessment |
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Adults bring to the classroom setting a lifetime of experience that should be mutually shared. Sharing experiences makes the content of the class practica… | language-learning, learners |
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vocabulary
The problems that ESL learners have with vocabulary usually depend on the native language backgrounds. Many languages have words that are simi… | language-learning, learners |
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Adult students for the most part are highly motivated. They attend class of their own free choice usually at some personal and financial sacrifice. Occasi… | language-learning, learners |
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One of the most surprising things for many teachers is the influence that the native culture has in the classroom. Students come with their native cultura… | language-learning, learners |
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Because immigration laws and refugee patterns shift frequently, the native language backgrounds of your students may be as varied as their ages or as homo… | language-learning, learners |
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Many adult learners are afraid to return to school for a variety of reasons. They lack the uninhibited enthusiasm of small children. The undereducated adu… | language-learning, learners |