Debates in ESOL teaching and learning culture, communities, and classrooms /

A lively introduction to the theory and research surrounding the adult learning of ESOL, this unique book examines the social and personal histories of, and pressures on the learners and discusses types of classroom and teaching methodologies.

Main Author: Pitt, Kathy.
Other Authors: EBSCOhost.
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2005.
Physical Description: 1 online resource.
Series: New approaches to adult language, literacy and numeracy.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Learning an additional language : looking for universal characteristics
  • The good language learner : changing definitions?
  • From mono- to multilingualism : language use across settings and identities
  • Learning the written language : cultures, communities and classrooms
  • Learning the spoken language : from ideal to asymmetrical interaction.