The essays in this book focus on political strategies, pedagogical models, and community programs that enable adult ESL learners to become vital members of North American society. This is particularly important in our present time of contraction and downsizing in the education of non-native speakers. The authors represent a broad range of programs and perspectives, but they all have in common the goal of enabling both faculty and students to become full participants in our society and thereby to gain control over their futures. Readers of this book will develop an understanding of the ways in which innovative educators are creating strategies for maintaining language programs and services.
Preface ix Part I Politics 3(98) 1 The Politics of Adult ESL Literacy: Becoming Politically Visible 3(14) Pamela Ferguson 2 Learning to Be Legal: Unintended Meanings for Adult Schools 17(24) Pia Moriarty 3 The Relationship Between Knowing Our Students Real Needs and Effective Teaching 41(14) Judy Manton 4 Using Journals in Second Language Research and Teaching 55(18) Bonny Norton 5 Promoting Gender Equity in the Postsecondary ESL Class 73(16) Stephanie Vandrick 6 Critical Multiculturalism as a Means of Promoting Social Activism and Awareness 89(12) Trudy Smoke Part II Pedagogy 101(108) 7 Anorexia: A Feminist EAP Curriculum 101(14) Sarah Benesch 8 Literature in the ESL Classroom: Reading, Reflection, and Change 115(12) Kate Mangelsdorf 9 Fluency First in the ESL Classroom: An Integrated Approach 127(20) Rebecca Williams Mlynarczyk 10 Meeting ESL Students Academic Needs Through Discipline Based Instructional Programs 147(12) Loretta Frances Kasper 11 Democracy and the ESL Classroom 159(12) Timotha Doane 12 The Politics of Pronunciation and the Adult Learner 171(14) Angela Parrino 13 The Political Implications of Responses to Second Language Writing 185(24) Carol Severino Part III Participation 209(114) 14 Building on Community Strengths: A Model for Training Literacy Instructors 209(20) Elsa Auerbach Joanne Arnaud Carol Chandler Ana Zambrano 15 Language and Authority: Shifting the Privilege 229(10) J. Milton Clark Carol Peterson Haviland 16 An Orphan at the Table: The English Language Fellows Program 239(28) Richard Blakely 17 The Creation and Development of a Community-Based English Program: The Riverside Language Program, Inc. 267(10) Leslie Robbins 18 Cooperative Links Energize New Jersey ESL/Bilingual Professionals 277(12) Jessie M. Reppy Elaine Coburn 19 Electronic Communication, New Technology, and the ESL Student 289(24) Keming Liu 20 Making Connections Through the Internet 313(10) Trudy Smoke Author Index 323(4) Subject Index 327(6) Notes on Contributors 333
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