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Language Learning Strategies Of Russian-Speaking Adult Esl Learners, Minerva E. Renee Kalenandi
Language Learning Strategies Of Russian-Speaking Adult Esl Learners, Minerva E. Renee Kalenandi
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In the ESL classroom, there are often cultural differences between learners and teachers. Sometimes these differences can lead to misunderstandings or even conflict. One area where differences between cultures can be seen is language learning strategies and styles. This study explores the possibility that awareness of differences, explicit teaching, and negotiation may help to resolve differences. This study looks at differences between Russian-speaking adult ESL learners and American ESL teachers, with respect to strategy use and preferences. Three aspects are investigated. The first is to see whether there are statistically significant differences ~tween these groups of learners and teachers. The …
Soviet Evangelical Students In Adult Esl Classes: A Case Study, Patricia Ann Wiggins
Soviet Evangelical Students In Adult Esl Classes: A Case Study, Patricia Ann Wiggins
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Soviet Evangelicals (a term inclusive of Pentecostals and other Christians of evangelical persuasion from former Soviet countries) are members of one of the most recent refugee-status groups to come to the United States. Being refugees, they are guaranteed, by the U.S. government, a degree of English language instruction. As a result, since 1989, adult ESL classes in the Pacific Northwest have had a large influx of Soviet Evangelical students. Because of the scant research as yet conducted on this student population, most ESL educators have had to rely on intuition and observations to interpret Soviet Evangelicals' needs, desires and behavior …