Research Agenda for Adult ESL - National Clearinghouse for ESL Literacy Education, Washington, DC.; National Clearinghouse for ESL Literacy Education, Washington, DC.; National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy, Boston, MA.; Adjunct ERIC Clearinghouse for ESL Literacy Education ([Washington D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1998)
The research agenda for English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) teaching and learning summarizes issues identified for further study by ESL professionals over the period of 1996-1998. The document is designed to provide funding agencies with clear priorities for research suggested by leaders in the field, provide researchers with support for proposing specific projects, and provide a focus for discussion about improvement of ESL programs. Recommendations are made for research and development in the areas of: adult ESL learners; program design, instructional content, and practices; teacher preparation and staff development; assessment and outcomes; policy; and priority issues. In each area but the last, five to ten specific research questions are presented. Contains 32 references. (MSE) (Adjunct ERIC Clearinghouse on Literacy Education)
Sponsoring Agency: Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc., Alexandria, VA.
Sponsoring Agency: Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC.
Contract Number: RR93002010.
Contract Number: R309B600023.
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Keywords: Adult Education; Adult Learning; Classroom Techniques; Educational Policy; English (Second Language); Inservice Teacher Education; Instructional Effectiveness; Language Research; Language Teachers; Literacy Education; Program Evaluation; Public Policy; Research Needs; Second Language Instruction; Second Language Programs; Staff Development; Student Characteristics; Student Evaluation; Teacher Education; Teaching Methods; ERIC Publications; Opinion Papers