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First Language Use By Adequate Formal Schooling Adult English Language Learners In A University English Language Institute, Joel S. Garza
First Language Use By Adequate Formal Schooling Adult English Language Learners In A University English Language Institute, Joel S. Garza
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In their pursuit of a better way of life, immigrants who arrive in this country are faced with many challenges. One important challenge is their need to adapt to a new society that requires them to learn English as a second language (ESL). As adult learners enter ESL programs, they are confronted with a common sense belief that the exclusion of their native language (L1) and the exclusive use of the target language (TL) in their instruction is the best approach to learn English. Whether immigrant students are educated or not in their home countries, they face the double task …