Adult ESOL Learners in Britain A Cross Cultural Study

by Khanna, A L.; Verma, Mahendra K.,; Agnihotri, Rama Kant

• ISBN13: 9781853593345
• ISBN10: 1853593346
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-06-01
• Publisher: Multilingual Matters

Summary

This book combines theoretical and applied linguistic aspects of learning English as a second language by the newer minorities in Britain. This empirical study of the attitudes and motivation of a sample of adult ESOL learners offers a cross-cultural, social and psychological perspective. It includes a discussion and interpretation of ESOL teachers' views about the ESOL enterprise in this country against the background of the developments and debates in pedagogic thinking, and in the ethos, policies and prejudices shaping the teaching and learning of English.

Author Biography

A.L. Khanna is a Reader in English at Rajdhani College, University of Delhi Mahendra K. Verma has been a lecturer in Linguistics at the University of York since 1971 R.K. Agnihotri is a Professor of Linguistics at the University of Delhi S.K. Sinha is a lecturer at the West Thames College, London

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. vi
Preface	p. vii
Abbreviations	p. viii
ESOL Learners in Britain: A Sociolinguistic and Historical Background	p. 1
Trends in Second Language Research	p. 20
Method: Sample, Tools and Procedure	p. 40
Social and Psychological Aspects of ESOL Learners	p. 48
Sociolinguistic Correlates of Proficiency in English	p. 64
ESOL Teachers Speak	p. 78
Conclusions	p. 90
Appendices
Questionnaire	p. 94
Rating Sheet	p. 103
ESOL Centre Profile Sheet	p. 104
Bibliography	p. 105
Index	p. 116
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