Research: Overview, Data, and Analysis
Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view PDF files. To download a free copy, please visit the Adobe web site. Adult English Language Instruction in the 21st Century
Center for Adult English Language Acquisition (CAELA), 2003
Provides an overview of trends and issues in adult English language instruction and highlights promising practices in family literacy, civics instruction, and workplace EL programs. Covers many aspects of the field, including assessment, instructor training, professional development, pertinent research, and technology. Also discusses the field within the larger context of the U.S. education system, including elementary, high school, and postsecondary education.
Download/view: PDF (144KB) The Center for Adult English Language Acquisition (CAELA) Network
Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE), CAELA helps state staff, teachers, and administrators build their capacity to promote English language learning and strengthen the academic achievement of adults learning English. Site provides research studies, instructional curricula, language acquisition resources, tools for professional developers, statistics and data, information about technical assistance opportunities, and more. For teachers, administrators, students, and researchers, offers a resource database of more than 100 ESL documents that can be searched and downloaded.
http://www.cal.org/caelanetwork/ ESOL Research
B. Gardner, Focus on Basics, Volume 8, Issue A, 2005
Online newsletter dedicated to the practical application of research. This issue focuses on ESOL teaching methods and the research conducted at the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL) ESOL Lab School. Includes detailed articles on beginning classroom instruction, links to video and audio recordings of in-class student interactions, sustained silent reading, pair work, interactive classroom activities, and the underlying causes for students' delayed learning.
http://www.ncsall.net/index.php?id=986 Research Agenda for Adult ESL
Center for Adult English Language Acquisition (CAELA), National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL), and Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), 1998
Addresses unanswered questions about the adult English language learner, program design, teacher preparation, instruction, and assessment. Incorporates feedback from learners, instructors, program administrators, policymakers, and researchers. The report has three major purposes: to provide funders with clear priorities; to provide researchers with support for proposing specific projects; and to provide a focus for discussion about how to improve adult EL programs.
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