Understanding Success and Failure in Adult ESL : : Superación vs Dropout of Adult English Learners in the US / / Taewoong Kim.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus PP Package 2022 Part 2
• VerfasserIn: Kim, Taewoong,
• MitwirkendeR: Kim, Taewoong,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2022]; ©2022
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: New Perspectives on Language and Education ; 106
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (160 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface --; Introduction: A Broken Car --; 1 Voices Unheard from the Margins --; 2 Theoretical Frameworks --; 3 Adult English Literacy Learners in America and Research Context --; 4 The Six Persistent Learners --; 5 Who They Are: Thematic Identity of the Six Adult English Learners --; 6 What Drives Investment --; 7 What Makes Adult ELs Drop Out --; 8 What Makes Adult ELs Stay --; 9 Discussion --; 10 Implications and Conclusion --; References --; About the Author --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781800412415; 9783110767001; 9783110993899; 9783110994810; 9783110994551; 9783110994520; 9783110767124
• DOI: 10.21832/9781800412415
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Taewoong Kim.

This book explores the reasons why adult ESL learners drop out of their language classes, and suggests that those involved in ESL need to look beyond simplistic explanations to do with lack of time or interest. The author proposes that ‘self-actualization’ is crucial to understanding success or failure in adult ESL.